罷 means “dismiss, quit, stop”

ひ · hi

Also: leave, withdraw

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

まかり-, やめる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヒ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A net (罒) dropped over 能, ability: talent caught and let go. 罷 is dismissal: 罷免 is removing someone from office, as Japanese voters can do to Supreme Court justices at the ballot box, and 罷業 is a strike, walking off the job.

Used in 罷免 (himen, dismissal from office), 罷業 (higyou, strike), and 罷り通る (makaritooru, to go unchallenged)

More from Block & Refuse

• 斥 repel
• 塞 block
• 抗 oppose
• 廃 abolish
• 障 obstacle
• 避 avoid
• 撤 withdraw
• 抑 suppress
• 拒 refuse
• 棄 abandon
• 却 send back
• 控 refrain

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.