免 – excuse, dismissal

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1080 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 免 means excuse, dismissal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is メン (men); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まぬか.れる、まぬが.れる (manukareru, manugareru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 儿 (no. 10).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	メン	men
Kun’yomi	まぬか.れる	manukareru
Kun’yomi	まぬが.れる	manugareru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 儿 (Kangxi radical 10). Components: ｜・一・勹・口・儿.

Words using 免

免許めんきょlicense御免ごめんI'm sorry免税めんぜいtax exemption免除めんじょexemption免れるまぬがれるto escape (disaster, death, etc.)

Example sentences

やっと免許が取れました。

I got a driver's license at last.

Tatoeba #193057

この品物は全部免税です。

These articles are all exempt from duty.

Tatoeba #220097

わたしは、彼女の残業を免除してやった。

I exempted her from working overtime.

Tatoeba #191885

Kanji with the same radical

党先元光児充兆兄克兎

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