左さ遷せん

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左遷する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	左さ遷せんする	左さ遷せんしない
Polite	左さ遷せんします	左さ遷せんしません
Past polite	左さ遷せんしました	左さ遷せんしませんでした
Past	左さ遷せんした	左さ遷せんしなかった
Te-form	左さ遷せんして	左さ遷せんしないで
Desire	左さ遷せんしたい	左さ遷せんしたくない
Potential	左さ遷せんできる	左さ遷せんできない
Passive	左さ遷せんされる	左さ遷せんされない
Causative	左さ遷せんさせる	左さ遷せんさせない
Causative passive	左さ遷せんさせられる	左さ遷せんさせられない
Volitional	左さ遷せんしよう
Polite volitional	左さ遷せんしましょう
Imperative	左さ遷せんしろ	左さ遷せんするな
Conditional	左さ遷せんすれば	左さ遷せんしなければ
Tara conditional	左さ遷せんしたら	左さ遷せんしなかったら

Meanings

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

demotion; relegation; downward transfer

Typically used in organizational contexts for a transfer to a less desirable post, often as a form of punishment or sidelining. Carries a negative connotation.

彼かれはミスが原げん因いんで地ち方ほう支し社しゃに左さ遷せんされた。
He was demoted to a regional branch office because of his mistake.
左さ遷せん人じん事じに不ふ満まんを感かんじている社しゃ員いんもいる。
Some employees are dissatisfied with the demotion-related personnel changes.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に左さ遷せんするto demote someone by transferring them to a lesser post
上じょう司しは彼かれを地ち方ほうの支し店てんに左さ遷せんした。
His boss demoted him by transferring him to a branch office in the countryside.
〈人ひと〉が左さ遷せんされるto be demoted/relegated as a form of punishment
彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいの責せき任にんを取とらされ、左さ遷せんされた。
He was demoted after being made to take responsibility for the failure.

Kanji

左left
遷transition, move, change

Related words

降こう格かく
降格 refers simply to a reduction in rank, while 左遷 specifically implies a transfer to an undesirable post, often as a punishment.
更こう迭てつ
更迭 means removing someone from their current post and replacing them, whereas 左遷 focuses on moving the person to a lesser position rather than simply replacing them.
失しっ脚きゃく
左遷 refers to being demoted to a lower position, whereas 失脚 usually means a complete loss of power or status.

Opposites

栄えい転てん
栄転 is a prestigious promotion or transfer to a better post, the direct opposite of the demeaning 左遷.
出しゅっ世せN2
左遷 means being demoted or transferred to a lesser post, the opposite of 出世 rising in status or rank.
抜ばっ擢てき
左遷 means being demoted or transferred to a lesser post, the opposite career move from 抜擢's leap to a higher position.

Etymology

From Chinese, where 左 (left) historically implied a lower or inferior position, and 遷 means to move or transfer. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in Japanese to mean a demotion or transfer to a less important post.