# 免 — Excuse

Frequency rank 989 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 至 (Attain), less common than 滅 (Destroy).

- On’yomi: めん
- Kun’yomi: まぬか
- Radical: 儿 Legs (Kangxi 10)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

The excuse radical on top with legs walking away below — a figure with legs scurrying away, making excuses as they flee.

In words:

- 免れる まぬかれる — to escape from;to be rescued from;to avoid;to evade;to avert;to elude;to be exempted;to be relieved
- 免許 めんきょ — license,permit,licence,certificate
- 免税 めんぜい — tax exemption,duty exemption

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