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赴任

ふにん

proceeding to a new post

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Examples

  1. 来月大阪に赴任する。

    らいげつおおさかにふにんする。

    I will take up a post in Osaka next month.

  2. 父は単身赴任で東京にいる。

    ちちはたんしんふにんでとうきょうにいる。

    My father is in Tokyo, posted there without the family.

  3. 海外赴任が決まり、家族で引っ越すことになった。

    かいがいふにんがきまり、かぞくでひっこすことになった。

    An overseas posting was decided, so the whole family is moving.

Common patterns

単身赴任
a posting away from one's family
海外赴任
an overseas posting
任地に赴任する
to proceed to one's post

Memory tip

赴 means 'to head for', so 赴任 is the going and 着任 the arriving. 単身赴任 — moving for work while the family stays behind — is one of the most common situations in Japanese working life.

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