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On'yomi
メン
MEN
Kun'yomi
まぬか.れる・まぬが.れる
manukareru / manugareru

excuse · dismissal

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Strokes8
Frequency#1080
Radicallegs(2)

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Strokes8

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of woman giving birth. Escape.

Symbolism

Exemption, license, escape. Represents escaping.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

免許皆伝

めんきょかいでん

possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership; possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo)

無罪放免

むざいほうめん

acquittal; acquittal

天下御免

てんかごめん

licensed; chartered; officially allowed; licensed

帯刀御免

たいとうごめん

a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period); a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)