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専任 (せんにん, sennin) Japanese meaning: full-time | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 専任する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 専せん 任にん する 専せん 任にん しない Polite 専せん 任にん します 専せん 任にん しません Past polite 専せん 任にん しました 専せん 任にん しませんでした Past 専せん 任にん した 専せん 任にん しなかった Te-form 専せん 任にん して 専せん 任にん しないで Desire 専せん 任にん したい 専せん 任にん したくない Potential 専せん 任にん できる 専せん 任にん できない Passive 専せん 任にん される 専せん 任にん されない Causative 専せん 任にん させる 専せん 任にん させない Causative passive 専せん 任にん させられる 専せん 任にん させられない Volitional 専せん 任にん しよう Polite volitional 専せん 任にん しましょう Imperative 専せん 任にん しろ 専せん 任にん するな Conditional 専せん 任にん すれば 専せん 任にん しなければ Tara conditional 専せん 任にん したら 専せん 任にん しなかったら
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He was hired as a full-time public relations officer.
This project needs dedicated staff.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 専せん 任にん にする to assign someone exclusively/full-time to a role
The company assigned him full-time to head this department.
専せん 任にん の 〈 人ひと 〉 a person who is exclusively/full-time assigned to a role
This school has five full-time teachers.
〈 事こと 〉 を 専せん 任にん する to be exclusively responsible for a task or duty
She is exclusively in charge of the new project.
Kanji 専 specialty, exclusive, mainly 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words 常勤 emphasizes full-time employment status (as opposed to part-time), while 専任 emphasizes exclusive assignment to a single role or duty.
専属 describes exclusive affiliation with a single organization or contract (e.g. a 専属モデル), while 専任 describes being exclusively assigned to a role or task within an organization.
Opposites 兼任 means holding multiple posts concurrently, while 専任 means being assigned exclusively to one role.
専任 means being assigned to only one exclusive post, the opposite of 兼務, which means holding an additional post alongside one's main role.
Don't confuse with 専門 refers to a field of specialization or expertise, while 専任 refers to being exclusively assigned to a post or duty; learners often mix up the similar-looking 専 compound.
専任 (same pronunciation) means being assigned to a job exclusively/full-time, while 選任 means the act of selecting and appointing a person to a role.
専任 (holding a position exclusively, without other duties, e.g. a full-time teacher) looks and sounds similar to 専従 but refers to an appointment or post, whereas 専従 refers to working full-time for a cause or organization such as a labor union.
Etymology Compound of 専 (exclusively) and 任 (duty, assignment).
