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謹慎処分 (kinshinshobun) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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ぶん
を
受う
け
た
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He was caught cheating and received a one-week suspension.
The company imposed a suspension on the employee who committed misconduct.
Kanji 謹 discreet, reverently, humbly 慎 humility, be careful, discreet 処 dispose, manage, deal with 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words 停てい 学がく 停学 is specifically a school suspension, while 謹慎処分 can apply to both school and workplace settings and carries a stronger nuance of enforced self-reflection.
出しゅっ 勤きん 停てい 止し 出勤停止 is a workplace suspension from attending work, similar to 謹慎処分 but without the explicit connotation of penitence.
Etymology Compound of 謹慎 (self-restraint, penitence) and 処分 (disposal, punishment). The term originated in samurai-era disciplinary practices and later entered modern institutional usage.
