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任命 (にんめい, ninmei) Japanese meaning: appointment | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 任命する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 任にん 命めい する 任にん 命めい しない Polite 任にん 命めい します 任にん 命めい しません Past polite 任にん 命めい しました 任にん 命めい しませんでした Past 任にん 命めい した 任にん 命めい しなかった Te-form 任にん 命めい して 任にん 命めい しないで Desire 任にん 命めい したい 任にん 命めい したくない Potential 任にん 命めい できる 任にん 命めい できない Passive 任にん 命めい される 任にん 命めい されない Causative 任にん 命めい させる 任にん 命めい させない Causative passive 任にん 命めい させられる 任にん 命めい させられない Volitional 任にん 命めい しよう Polite volitional 任にん 命めい しましょう Imperative 任にん 命めい しろ 任にん 命めい するな Conditional 任にん 命めい すれば 任にん 命めい しなければ Tara conditional 任にん 命めい したら 任にん 命めい しなかったら
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He was appointed as the new department head.
The president appoints Supreme Court justices.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 事こと 〉 に 任にん 命めい する to appoint someone to (a position/role)
The president appointed him as the head of the new department.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 〈 人ひと 〉 を 任にん 命めい する (a person in authority) appoints (someone)
The president appointed new cabinet ministers.
任にん 命めい を 受う ける to receive an appointment
He received his appointment as the new ambassador.
Kanji 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words· 11 指名 means to nominate or single out a specific person as a candidate, while 任命 is the formal act of officially appointing someone to a position.
選任 emphasizes selecting the best person for a role through a formal process, while 任命 focuses on the official act of assigning the position itself.
任用 is typically used for appointing someone to a civil-service or staff position, whereas 任命 is broader and covers formal appointments in any organization.
任命する is the standard, common word for officially appointing someone to a position, while 命じる in this sense sounds stiffer and more literary.
Show 7 more 任命する is the neutral, formal word for officially appointing someone to a post, while 取り立てる often implies promotion out of personal favor or patronage.
任命 means formally appointing someone to a title or role, whereas 配属 refers to the placement itself, such as which department someone is sent to.
任命 is the formal act of naming someone to an official position, whereas 委嘱 is entrusting a task or role without necessarily creating a formal post.
Opposites· 5 解任 means to dismiss or remove someone from a post, the direct opposite of 任命, which means to appoint them to it.
罷免 is a formal dismissal from an official post, often carrying a sense of censure, contrasting with 任命's act of granting a post.
公選 means a post is filled by public vote, whereas 任命 means someone is appointed to a post by an authority without any vote.
Show 2 more Don't confuse with· 5 就任 describes the appointee's act of assuming a post, while 任命 describes the appointing authority's act of assigning it, so learners often mix up who performs which action.
任命 means 'appointment' (assigning someone to a post), while 任務 is the duty or mission itself that results from such an appointment.
任期 refers to the length of time someone holds a post, whereas 任命 refers to the act of appointing someone to that post.
Show 2 more Word family investiture; appointment ceremony
appointive power; power of appointment
written appointment; letter of appointment
appointee; nominee
Etymology Compound of 任 (responsibility, duty) and 命 (order, command). The combination conveys the idea of officially entrusting a role to someone.
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任命 is the general, neutral word for officially appointing someone to a post, while 登用 specifically implies the person was selected and elevated because of their ability.
任命 means the act of appointing someone to a post, whereas 辞令 is the document or notice through which that appointment is formally communicated.
任命する is the modern, standard verb for officially appointing someone, while 命ずる in this sense is more formal and often bureaucratic in tone.
任命 is the formal act of officially appointing someone to a fixed post (e.g. minister), while 起用 is used more broadly for giving someone a chance in a role, including sports or casting.
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任命 means appointing someone to a post, the opposite action of 免職, which removes them from it.
任命 means to appoint someone from a position of authority, while 互選 means the group members themselves choose one of their own by vote.
任命 is the initial appointment to a position, while 再任 is specifically appointing someone again to a post they already held.
任命 means appointing someone to a post or position, while 委任 means delegating authority or a task, not making an appointment.
