辞職(じしょく)

じしょく
noun, suru verb
resignation; resigning from a position
1. resignation
The formal act of voluntarily leaving a job or position, especially a high-ranking one.
大臣(だいじん)が辞職(じしょく)した。
The minister resigned.
責任(せきにん)を取(と)って辞職(じしょく)する。
To resign to take responsibility.
辞職願(じしょくねがい)を提出(ていしゅつ)した。
I submitted my letter of resignation.

COMPONENTS:
辞(じ) (to resign, to decline) + 職(しょく) (position, job)

NUANCE:
辞職(じしょく) is more formal than 退社(たいしゃ) and often implies resigning from a responsible position or for a specific reason (such as taking responsibility for a failure).

CONTRAST WITH RELATED TERMS:

  • 辞職(じしょく): formal resignation (often from important position)
  • 退職(たいしょく): leaving employment (general term, includes retirement)
  • 退社(たいしゃ): leaving a company (or daily leaving work)
  • 辞任(じにん): stepping down (from a position of responsibility)

REGISTER:
Formal. Often used in official contexts, news, politics.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 辞職(じしょく)する: to resign
  • 辞職願(じしょくねがい): letter of resignation
  • 辞職(じしょく)を求(もと)める: to demand resignation
  • 引責辞職(いんせきじしょく): resignation to take responsibility

Related Words

Related: 退社(たいしゃ) (leaving work/company)
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Added 2026.1.17 13:09 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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