罷免

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 罷免 (ひめん) is a noun that also forms a する verb for dismissal or removal from office.
• Basic usage: It describes an official being dismissed or a committee checking its removal procedure.
  • 物語では重大な規則違反をした長官が罷免されました。 — In the story, the minister was dismissed for a serious rule violation.
  • 委員会は代表を罷免する手続きを規約で確認しました。 — The committee checked the procedure for removing its representative.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person removed and removing authority
  • 罷免される is passive for the official removed from office, while 人を罷免する makes a committee or other authority the agent.