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免除
menjo
Description
「免除」は、はらう必要があるお金や、しなければいけないことを、しなくてもいいと正式にゆるすことです。
"免除" is the official permission to not do something you have to do or pay money you have to pay.
たとえば、学費の免除やテストの免除など、少しかたい場面でよく使います。
For example, "免除" is often used in formal situations like tuition fee exemption or test exemption.
Meanings
免除menjo
exemption from an obligation or payment
成績がよくて、学費の免除を受けた。
I had good grades and received a tuition waiver.
免除するmenjo suru
to exempt or release someone from a duty
学校は彼のテストを免除した。
The school exempted him from the test.
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Notes
- Etymology
免 (excuse, exempt) + 除 (remove), literally 'to excuse and remove' a duty.
- Nuance
more formal than 許す; used for official duties, fees, or taxes.
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