辞 means “word, resign”

じ · ji

Also: term, expression

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

やめる, いなむ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 4 · 13 strokes

The story

A tongue (舌) tasting something bitter (辛): picture the hardest words to say, like "I quit." 辞める is to resign, お世辞 is flattery, and 辞書, a dictionary, gives your Jisho its name.

Used in 辞書 (jisho, dictionary), 辞める (yameru, to quit), and お世辞 (oseji, flattery)

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