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異動 (いどう, idou) Japanese meaning: personnel change | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 異動する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 異い 動どう する 異い 動どう しない Polite 異い 動どう します 異い 動どう しません Past polite 異い 動どう しました 異い 動どう しませんでした Past 異い 動どう した 異い 動どう しなかった Te-form 異い 動どう して 異い 動どう しないで Desire 異い 動どう したい 異い 動どう したくない Potential 異い 動どう できる 異い 動どう できない Passive 異い 動どう される 異い 動どう されない Causative 異い 動どう させる 異い 動どう させない Causative passive 異い 動どう させられる 異い 動どう させられない Volitional 異い 動どう しよう Polite volitional 異い 動どう しましょう Imperative 異い 動どう しろ 異い 動どう するな Conditional 異い 動どう すれば 異い 動どう しなければ Tara conditional 異い 動どう したら 異い 動どう しなかったら
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I will be transferred to the sales department next month.
Spring is the season for personnel changes.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 異い 動どう する for someone to be transferred/reassigned
Mr. Tanaka will be transferred to the Osaka branch next month.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 異い 動どう する to be transferred to a place/department
He was transferred to the sales department.
異い 動どう になる to end up being transferred/reassigned
I was suddenly transferred to a regional office.
異い 動どう を 命めい じられる to be ordered to transfer
He was ordered by headquarters to transfer.
Kanji 異 uncommon, different, queerness Transitive / intransitive 異動 can be used with する both transitively and intransitively: intransitively as 〈人〉が異動する (someone is transferred) and transitively as 会社が〈人〉を異動させる (the company transfers someone).
Related words· 9 転勤 specifically means being transferred to a different workplace (often a different city), while 異動 covers any change in assignment, including within the same office.
配置転換 emphasizes a change in one's post or duties within the same organization, whereas 異動 is the general term covering transfers, reshuffles, and reassignments of any kind.
転属 refers narrowly to being reassigned to a different department or unit, while 異動 is the broader business term for any personnel change.
異動 is the general term for a personnel change (transfer, promotion, etc.) within an organization, while 転出 specifically means being transferred out to another post or office.
Show 5 more 異動 is the general term for any change in position or post, while 人事異動 specifically denotes organization-wide staffing changes like transfers and promotions.
異動 is the broad umbrella term covering any personnel change (transfers, promotions, demotions), whereas 転任 refers specifically to a reassignment to a new post.
異動 is the general term for any internal personnel change (department, position, location), whereas 出向 specifically means being sent to work at another organization.
Etymology Compound of 異 (different) and 動 (movement), literally 'different movement', referring to a change in position or assignment.
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異動 refers to a job transfer or reassignment within an organization, often after some time working, while 配属 typically describes an initial placement, such as for new employees.
異動 is the routine term for a personnel transfer or reassignment within an organization, while 更迭 carries a stronger sense of forced dismissal, often due to scandal or failure.
