免
免 — Excuse
excuse, dismissal
On’yomiメン (men)
Kun’yomiまぬかれる (manukareru)
Kun’yomiまぬがれる (manugareru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 免
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免許 | めんきょ menkyo | license; licence; permission |
| 免疫 | めんえき meneki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 免除 | めんじょ menjo | exemption; exoneration; discharge |
| 減免 | げんめん genmen | reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law) |
| 免職 | めんしょく menshoku | dismissal; sacking; discharge |
| 免税 | めんぜい menzei | tax exemption; duty exemption |
Study notes
免 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1080 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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