Vocabulary

What does 辞める (やめる, yameru) mean?

辞める (やめる, yameru) means to quit, to resign.

Quick facts
Readingやめる
Romajiyameru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
やめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyameru

to quit, to resign

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to resign; to retire; to quit

Example sentences

  • Next month I'm quitting my current company.

  • The president resigned to take responsibility.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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