辞職 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- resign verb To formally give up a job or position.
- resignation noun The act of formally giving up a job or position, or the letter announcing it.
Senses
辞職 is used for these senses in English:
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- resign (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]
- resignation The act of resigning.
quit — full definition
- verb To resign from a job or position.
- verb To stop doing something, especially a habit.
- verb To leave a place.
- adj Free from an obligation, debt, or penalty.
resign — full definition
- verb To formally give up a job or position.
- verb To accept an unwelcome situation as unavoidable (usually "resign oneself").