辞任

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 辞任(じにん) means stepping down from a position or responsibility.
• Basic usage: It is used when someone holding a post, such as a committee chair, expresses an intention to resign.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Post and workplace
  • 辞任 focuses on leaving a post. Unlike 退職, leaving employment, it can allow someone to continue other work within the organization.
• Offering to resign and completion
  • 辞任を申し出る expresses an intention to resign. Without further context, it does not establish that every resignation procedure is already complete.