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Kanji Detail for 免 - "exempt, excuse, pardon"

免

  • Meaning

    免 means "exempt, excuse, pardon."

    1. Exempt - To release from obligation.

    2. Excuse - To forgive; to pardon.

    3. Dismiss - To release from a position.

    4. Give birth - To deliver a child (archaic).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    excuse; dismissal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spare; excuse from; evade

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to spare, to excuse from; to evade

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To remove. Such as 免冠, meaning to remove one's hat. | Not affected by something. Such as 免死 (avoid death), 免禍 (avoid disaster). | To dismiss. Being removed from office for a matter is called 免. Today, being relieved of duty is also called 免官. | In mourning rites, removing the cap and tying the hair. Such as 袒免. 袒 means baring the clothes and exposing the arm.
  • Onyomitip

    men(メン) メン

  • Kunyomitip

    manuga.reru(まぬが-れる) まぬが-れる

    manuka.reru(まぬか-れる) まぬか-れる

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    儿 (ninnyo・hitoashi)

  • Related Keywords
    exempt excuse pardon forgive release dismiss remove avoid escape license permit certificate immunity absolve acquit spare waive liberate discharge

Sentences including 免

  • He failed to pass his driving test.

  • The teacher excused me from the examination.

  • Can i buy things here duty-free?

  • I got my license this summer.

  • She got off easily.

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