免
免·exempt, license
- On-yomi
- メン
- Kun-yomi
- まぬか(れる)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免許 | めんきょ | license, permit |
| 免除 | めんじょ | exemption, waiver |
| 免税 | めんぜい | tax exemption, duty-free |
| 免れる | まぬかれる | to escape, to avoid (something bad) |
Example sentences
去年、運転免許を取った。
きょねん、うんてんめんきょをとった。
I got my driver's license last year.
成績が良かったので学費が免除された。
せいせきがよかったのでがくひがめんじょされた。
My tuition was waived because of my good grades.
運よく最悪の事態は免れた。
うんよくさいあくのじたいはまぬかれた。
Luckily we escaped the worst outcome.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 免兎兎 (うさぎ, rabbit) looks almost identical but keeps the extra dot on the right; 免 has no dot — the rabbit that got away.
Common mistakes
- Reading 免れる as めんれる — it is まぬかれる (also まぬがれる)
- Adding the dot of 兎 when writing 免
Memory aid
Picture it
A rabbit (兎) with its tail-dot missing — it slipped out of the trap and got off free.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 免除めんじょexemption
- 罷免ひめんdismissal (from office)
- 免責めんせきexemption from liability, disclaimer
- 免れるまぬがれるto escape, to avoid
- 御免くださいごめんくださいhello; may I come in? (call made at someone's door)
- 御免なさいごめんなさいI'm sorry; I beg your pardon; excuse me
- 免許めんきょlicense
- 免疫めんえきimmunity
- 免除するめんじょするto exempt (from a duty, fee)
- 免税めんぜいtax exemption, duty exemption, tax-free
- 御免ごめんsorry, your pardon; refusal (having had enough of something); permission
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