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叙任 (じょにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

叙じょ任にん

じょ

に

ん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

investiture; appointment

Formal term for conferring a rank, title, or official position. Often used in historical, religious, or ceremonial contexts.

国こく王おうは彼かれを騎き士しに叙じょ任にんした。
The king invested him as a knight.
叙じょ任にん式しきは

大だい

聖せい

堂どう

で

行おこな

わ

れ

た

。

The investiture ceremony was held at the cathedral.

Kanji

叙confer, relate, narrate
任responsibility, duty, term

Similar words

任にん命めい
任命 is a general term for appointment to a position, while 叙任 specifically implies conferring a rank or title, often with ceremonial weight.

Etymology

Compound of 叙 (confer, relate) and 任 (duty, office). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to mean formal conferral of rank or office.