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Keyword
be exempt
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig2126
Old form免
Readings
めん
(63%)
べん
(1%)
Composed of
𠂊
hook claw
中
in
儿
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)
勉
try hard
晩
evening (after sunset)
逸
deviate (from something)
挽
lathe
5 more...
Used in vocabulary (182 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
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
license; permit; licence; certificate
179 more...
Examples (98 in total)
Once again, I was able to escape death.
He was absolved of all responsibility.
He narrowly escaped being killed.
He barely escaped death.
The suspect wanted to avoid being arrested.
He narrowly escaped the disaster.
I thought you had a driver's license.
I finally got a driver's license.
I can't drive because I don't have a license.
Now that you are eighteen, you can get a driver's license.
My license was confiscated.
I had my licence renewed a week ago.
Don't you have a driver's license?
To drive a car, you need a licence.
Do you have a fishing license?
Did you know that Tom doesn't have a driver's license?
Does Tom have a license?
I exempted her from working overtime.
The teacher excused me from the examination.
You are not excused from the responsibility for this serious situation.
He was excused from the remainder of the work.
He will never forgive my debt.
He is immune from taxes.
Will you forgive me the debt?
Of course, a license is needed to operate a crane.
The robber escaped being punished.
Ignorance does not protect against punishment.
Excuse me, could you please show me your driving licence?
Do you have your driver's license?
Could I see your driver's license?
Please show me your driver's license.
Your driver's license has expired.
Bad drivers should have their licenses taken away from them.
I lost my driver's license.
He is exempt from the military service.
Everybody is immune to smallpox nowadays.
I'm immune to smallpox.
I am immune to smallpox.
Of course, innocent people were released.
The policeman let him off with a warning.
I had money, credit cards, and my driver's license in my wallet.
I was absolved from paying my father's debt.
Roy practiced very hard to get his ski instructor's license.
Tom is the only one in our family who doesn't have a driver's license.
My grandad doesn't have a driving licence any more.
I think it'll be easy for you to get a driver's license.
Can you tell me when Tom got his driver's license?
Tom said that he didn't believe that Mary had a driver's license.
I'm not old enough to get a driver's license.
He had his license taken away because of reckless driving.
All you need is to get a driver's license.
You're not old enough to get a driver's license.
You're still too young to get a driver's license.
She is old enough to hold a driver's license.
She's too young to get a driver's license.
She wants to get a driver's license.
She doesn't have a driver's license.
How did Barbara's driving test go yesterday?
I got my license this summer.
I will get a driver's license when I reach eighteen.
I want to get my driver's license.
I'm going to go and get my driver's license.
He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.
I learned to drive a car and got a driver's license when I was eighteen.
The convict was pardoned after serving his sentence.
If I don't fail, then I can get my driving license this year.
Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school.
Let me take a look at your driver's license.
A woman lost her driver's license while she was shopping the other day at a department store.
In addition to about 30,000 yen, the wallet contained his driver's license.
Tom showed his driver's license to the police officer.
My driver's license is valid for another three years.
I had my driving licence renewed last month.
My mother has a driver's license, but she doesn't drive.
I had my driver's license renewed last month.
You need a license to drive a car.
I hear you had your driver's license canceled.
May I see your driver's license?
Do you have a driver's license?
Having a driver's license is an advantage for this job.
Did you have your photograph taken for the driver's license?
All our children are immune to measles.
I will have obtained a driver's license by the end of the year.
How many cigarettes am I allowed to take back duty free?
"Do you have a driver's license?" "No, but I have a learner's permit."
Tom was arrested for driving without a license.
My driver's license will expire next week.
Anyone who breaks this rule is liable to severe punishment.
Is this a duty-free shop?
Is this a tax-free shop?
Tom bought a bottle of vodka and some perfume at the duty-free shop.
I didn't buy anything at the duty-free shops.
Do you need a license to use an electric wheelchair?
We give foreign tourists the privilege of tax exemption.
These goods are free of duty.
Why do you think Tom wasn't able to pass his driving test?
He failed to pass his driving test.
He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.