Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
辞 (13)
ジ
や（める）
Formerly 辭
BIS 
SIS 
BIS shows the left-hand element described in 乱 (two hands untangling threads by pulling them up and down) + 司 (Type 3 Phonetic) administer. SIS replaces 司 with 辛 needle/cutting tool → unravel a complex case and pass judgement → sentence; excuse; word → leave; quit; resign (← excuse).
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