免
メン, まぬか.れる, まぬが.れる, め

excuse, dismissal

JLPT1 G7 S8 F1080

Abbreviated form# of 奐 (draw a fetus out of/away from the womb) + 儿 person (→ human agency) → assist the escape of a fetus from its mother by drawing it out of/away from the birth canal → *escape/be rescued from* → *avoid*; *evade*; *elude* → *exempt* (← escape from an obligation).

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