Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 就任する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 就しゅう 任にん する 就しゅう 任にん しない Polite 就しゅう 任にん します 就しゅう 任にん しません Past polite 就しゅう 任にん しました 就しゅう 任にん しませんでした Past 就しゅう 任にん した 就しゅう 任にん しなかった Te-form 就しゅう 任にん して 就しゅう 任にん しないで Desire 就しゅう 任にん したい 就しゅう 任にん したくない Potential 就しゅう 任にん できる 就しゅう 任にん できない Passive 就しゅう 任にん される 就しゅう 任にん されない Causative 就しゅう 任にん させる 就しゅう 任にん させない Causative passive 就しゅう 任にん させられる 就しゅう 任にん させられない Volitional 就しゅう 任にん しよう Polite volitional 就しゅう 任にん しましょう Imperative 就しゅう 任にん しろ 就しゅう 任にん するな Conditional 就しゅう 任にん すれば 就しゅう 任にん しなければ Tara conditional 就しゅう 任にん したら 就しゅう 任にん しなかったら
Kanji 就 concerning, settle, take position 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words· 6 着任 emphasizes physically arriving at and starting a new post, while 就任 focuses on the formal act of assuming an office or title.
就職 means getting a job or entering employment in general, whereas 就任 specifically refers to assuming a formal position or office.
就任 refers to taking up a single official post, while 歴任 describes moving through a series of posts one after another.
就任する is a formal, specific verb for officially assuming a post or office, while 就く is broader and covers jobs, seats, journeys, and teachers as well.
Show 2 more Show fewer 就任 is the general word for assuming any official post, while 入閣 refers specifically to becoming a cabinet minister.
新任 describes someone as newly appointed to a post, while 就任 is the verb-like noun for the act of assuming that post.
Opposites· 10 退任 means leaving or stepping down from a post, the opposite of 就任 , which is taking up that post.
辞任 means resigning from a position, while 就任 means assuming that position.
就任 means taking up or assuming a position, the direct opposite of 辞職 , which means resigning from one.
Show 7 more Show fewer 就任 means taking up a public office, the direct opposite of 下野 , which means stepping down from one.
就任 means taking up a post or office, the direct opposite of 退陣 , which means stepping down from one.
就任 means taking up an official post, the opposite of 退官 , which means leaving one.
就任 means taking up a post, the opposite of 勇退 , which means voluntarily stepping down from one.
就任する means to take up an office or post, the direct opposite of 辞す 's sense of resigning from one.
就任する means to take up an official post, the opposite of 退く 's sense of resigning or retiring from a position.
就任 means taking up a position of power, the opposite process of 失脚 , which is losing that position.
Don't confuse with· 6 任命 is the act of appointing someone to a post (done by the appointer), whereas 就任 is the appointee's act of formally taking up that post.
就任 means to newly assume a single office or post, while 兼任 means to hold that post together with another one simultaneously.
就任 means a person assuming a post or office, while 就航 means a ship or aircraft entering service on a route; the two share 就 but apply to very different subjects.
Show 3 more Show fewer 就任 means taking up an official post or position (often senior or formal), while 就職 simply means getting an ordinary job.
就任 means taking up a position or office (e.g. becoming president) without necessarily relocating, whereas 赴任 specifically involves moving to a new workplace location.
就任 means assuming a new post, whereas 在任 means the continuing state of holding that post.
Etymology Compound of 就 (しゅう , 'to take up, assume') and 任 (にん , 'duty, office'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of assuming a responsibility or post.
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