Word
辞職
Meaning in Englishresignation
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Word context
What it means
辞職 means resigning from a job or official post; the act of voluntarily giving up one's position, typically in a formal context.
Main meanings
- primary sense: the act of giving up a job or office
- nuance: formal, often used in corporate, government, or academic contexts
- not the same as retirement or dismissal; distinct from 辞任 and 退職 in certain contexts
How to use it
ビジネスや公的機関の場面で自発的に職を離れる意味を表す正式語。辞職する、辞職願を提出する、辞職届を出すなどの表現がよく使われる。
Variants and close terms
- 辞任 (じにん) — to resign from a post; jin nin
- 退職 (たいしょく) — to leave a job, retirement; taishoku
- 辞退 (じたい) — to decline or refuse; jitai
Composition
- 辞: decline, refuse; speech-related component common in words about saying or renouncing
- 職: post, job, position; conveys occupation or official duty
Etymology
辞 conveys decline or refusal and appears in compounds about speaking; 職 denotes a post or job; the compound 辞職 is pronounced jishoku, signifying leaving a post by one's own choice.
Word class
Noun; suru-verb (辞職する)