Keyword
be exempt
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig2126
Old form免
Readings
めん
(61%)
べん
(1%)
Composed of
hook claw
in
legs
Mnemonic

She was exempt from running during her PE class as she got a nasty, rusty hook caught in her legs the day before. Ouch!

Used in kanji (9 in total)
try hard
evening (after sunset)
deviate (from something)
lathe
Used in vocabulary (205 in total)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
license; licence; permission; driver's license
exemption; exoneration; discharge
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
immune strength; immunity
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
having no license; being unlicensed
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to get a (driver's) license
licence; license; certificate; diploma
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
dismissal; sacking; discharge
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
teaching licence; teacher's license
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building
tax exemption; duty exemption
driving without a license (licence)
pardon; remission; amnesty
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
exemption from responsibility
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
acquittal; indulgence; remission of sin; pardon
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.)
temporary license; temporary licence; provisional license; provisional licence
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
driving license suspension
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
base isolated system; quake-absorbing structure
license system; licence system
voluntarily giving up one's driver's license (e.g. because of old age)
appointments and dismissal
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
driving license suspension
hunting license; hunting licence
gold driver's license; driver's license awarded to drivers who haven't been in an accident in the past 5 years
duty-free articles
having no license; being unlicensed
acquittal; dismissal (of a case)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
release from office; military service, or prison
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
international driving permit; international drivers' license; international license
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
broadcast license; broadcast licence
dismissal; discharge
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
unable to escape criticism; worthy of censure
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
I beg your pardon
exemption from military service; draft exemption
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
human immunodeficiency virus; HIV
letter of pardon; pardon
disclaimer; exemption clause; waiver clause
authority to dismiss someone (from a position)
disclaimer; exemption clause; exclusions (liability, responsibility, etc.)
tax exemption
international driving permit; international driver's license
taking an intensive driving course while staying in accommodation provided by the driving school; driving school camp
resignation under instruction
dismissal on the grounds of unsuitability; dishonorable discharge
I beg your pardon
I beg your pardon
cell-mediated immunity; cellular immunity
debt relief; debt forgiveness; debt cancellation; waiver of obligation
semi-medium driving license; license to drive small-medium trucks, etc.
leniency policy; addition to Japan's antitrust law that allows lower fines for the first company involved in a cartel, etc. to admit their involvement
full licence
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
disciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
standard driver's licence
transplantation immunity
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
discharged prisoner; ex-convict
a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)
dismissal at one's request
autoimmune hemolytic anemia; autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
have a pass to; have access to
tax exemption limit
teaching licence; teacher's license
special exemption; dispensation
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
seamen's competency certificate
retirement at one's own request
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
I'm good, thanks; I'll stay out of this one
temporary certificate
complete exemption
draft exemption; exemption from conscription
tax-exempt land
being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government
tax-free ratio; tax free percentage
immunostimulant; immunostimulator
autoimmune hemolytic anemia; autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
disciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
to escape from harm; to be spared
immune substance; immunity substance
foreign (driver's) licence
Act for Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification Act
flying certificate; pilot's license
immune evasion; antigenic escape
ordinary driver's license
Japanese Society for Immunology; JSI
bladder moon shell (Glossaulax didyma)
Examples (98 in total)
He was absolved of all responsibility.
He narrowly escaped being killed.
He barely escaped death.