辞任(じにん)

じにん
noun, suru verb
resignation (from a position)
1. resignation, stepping down from a position
The act of voluntarily giving up an official position or role.
社長(しゃちょう)が辞任(じにん)した。
The company president resigned.
辞任(じにん)を求(もと)める声(こえ)が高(たか)まっている。
Calls for resignation are growing.
大臣(だいじん)は責任(せきにん)を取(と)って辞任(じにん)を表明(ひょうめい)した。
The minister announced his resignation to take responsibility.

辞任(じにん) is used for formal resignations from official positions.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 辞任(じにん)する: to resign
  • 辞任(じにん)を表明(ひょうめい)する: to announce one's resignation
  • 辞任(じにん)を求(もと)める: to call for (someone's) resignation
  • 辞任(じにん)届(とどけ): letter of resignation

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 退職(たいしょく): retirement, leaving a job
  • 辞職(じしょく): resignation (similar, often interchangeable)
  • 引退(いんたい): retirement (from career/sports)
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Added 2026.2.5 20:49 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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