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Translingual
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| Japanese | 免 |
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| Simplified | 免 |
| Traditional | 免 |
Alternative forms
A variant form with 刀 rather than ⺈ on top exists.
There is another variant, in which the left-handed stroke ㇓ is written as two separate components. This variant is adopted by Japanese shinjitai.
Han character
免 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+5 in Chinese, 儿+6 in Japanese, 7 strokes in Chinese, 8 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 弓日竹山 (NAHU), four-corner 27416, composition ⿱⺈⿸⿻口丿乚(GHTK) or ⿳⺈𫩏儿(JV) or ⿱刀⿸⿻口丿乚(U+FA32))
References
- KangXi: page 124, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1358
- Dae Jaweon: page 264, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 270, character 9
- Unihan data for U+514D
- Unihan data for U+FA32
- Unihan data for U+2F80E
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Pictogram (象形) – a man in a hat. Borrowed for abstract meanings. The derivative 冕 (OC *mronʔ) refers to the original word.
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
免
- to take off; to remove from the body
- to avoid; to escape; to evade
- 同官之人,知而訐之上者,自免於罪。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Lord Shang, circa 3rd century BCE, translated based on J.J.L. Duyvendak's version
- Tóng guān zhī rén, zhī ér jié zhī shàng zhě, zì miǎn yú zuì. [Pinyin]
- Colleagues who, knowing their offence, inform their superiors will themselves escape punishment.
同官之人,知而讦之上者,自免于罪。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to release; to set free
- to excuse from; to exempt
- to discharge; to waive; to forgive
- to remove; to dismiss (from office)
- to be not allowed; to be forbidden to
- (Min Nan) it is not necessary; there is no need
- (obsolete) Alternative form of 娩 (miǎn).
Synonyms
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2
Compounds
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Further reading
- “Entry #2885”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
| Shinjitai | 免 | |
| Kyūjitai [1] |
免 免or 免+ ︀? |
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| 免󠄄 免+ 󠄄?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
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Kanji
Readings
Compounds
References
- “免”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN















