迭
迭·transfer, alternation
- On-yomi
- テツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 更迭 | こうてつ | dismissal and replacement (of an official) |
| 更迭する | こうてつする | to remove someone from a post and replace them |
| 更迭される | こうてつされる | to be removed from one's post |
| 更迭人事 | こうてつじんじ | a personnel reshuffle removing someone from a post |
Example sentences
大臣は責任を取って更迭された。
だいじんはせきにんをとってこうてつされた。
The minister was removed from office to take responsibility.
社長は不祥事のあと、担当部長を更迭した。
しゃちょうはふしょうじのあと、たんとうぶちょうをこうてつした。
After the scandal, the president replaced the manager in charge.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- In practice 迭 appears only in 更迭 — learn the compound, not the character alone
- 更迭 is a forced removal, not an ordinary transfer (異動 or 転勤)
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 with 失 (to lose): someone is walked off the job and another steps into the place.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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