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更迭 (こうてつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
personnel change ; reshuffle ; shake-up ; dismissal and replacement
Formal term used in political, corporate, and organizational contexts for replacing or reshuffling key personnel, often implying a forced change or purge.
社しゃ 長ちょう は 業ぎょう 績せき 不ふ 振しん の 責せき 任にん を 取と ら せ て 営えい 業ぎょう 部ぶ 長ちょう を 更こう 迭てつ し た 。
The president dismissed the sales director, holding him responsible for the poor performance.
Written forms 更こう 迭てつ Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency news term.
交こう 迭てつ Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Rare variant kanji form; it is search-only.
Kanji 更 grow late, night watch, sit up late 交 mingle, mixing, association Similar words 交こう 代たい 交代 is a general term for shift or change of personnel, often neutral or scheduled; 更迭 implies a forced removal or shake-up, usually of high-ranking officials.
解かい 任にん 解任 focuses on dismissal from a post; 更迭 often includes the idea of replacement or reshuffle, not just removal.
Etymology 更迭 is a Sino-Japanese compound. 更 means 'change' or 'renew', and 迭 means 'alternate' or 'replace'. The combination conveys the idea of replacing one person with another, especially in official positions.
