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転勤 (てんきん, tenkin) Japanese meaning: job transfer | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 転勤する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 転てん 勤きん する 転てん 勤きん しない Polite 転てん 勤きん します 転てん 勤きん しません Past polite 転てん 勤きん しました 転てん 勤きん しませんでした Past 転てん 勤きん した 転てん 勤きん しなかった Te-form 転てん 勤きん して 転てん 勤きん しないで Desire 転てん 勤きん したい 転てん 勤きん したくない Potential 転てん 勤きん できる 転てん 勤きん できない Passive 転てん 勤きん される 転てん 勤きん されない Causative 転てん 勤きん させる 転てん 勤きん させない Causative passive 転てん 勤きん させられる 転てん 勤きん させられない Volitional 転てん 勤きん しよう Polite volitional 転てん 勤きん しましょう Imperative 転てん 勤きん しろ 転てん 勤きん するな Conditional 転てん 勤きん すれば 転てん 勤きん しなければ Tara conditional 転てん 勤きん したら 転てん 勤きん しなかったら
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I will be transferred to the Osaka branch next month.
We moved with the family because of my father's job transfer.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 転てん 勤きん する to be transferred (for work) to 〈place〉
It's been decided that I'll be transferred to Osaka next month.
転てん 勤きん が 決き まる for a job transfer to be finalized/decided
His transfer was suddenly decided.
転てん 勤きん を 命めい じられる to be ordered to take a job transfer
I was ordered by my boss to transfer.
転てん 勤きん で 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 離はな れる to leave 〈place〉 due to a job transfer
I ended up leaving Tokyo because of a job transfer.
Kanji 転 revolve, turn around, change 勤 diligence, become employed, serve Related words· 7 異動 is the broad term for any personnel change (transfer, promotion, reassignment), while 転勤 specifically means a transfer to a different work location.
出向 refers to a temporary transfer to another company or affiliated organization, whereas 転勤 is usually a permanent move to a different office within the same company.
転勤 refers to a general job transfer, often within the same company, while 赴任 emphasizes the act of physically moving to the new location to start the job.
転勤 is the general word for a job transfer that often involves relocating to a new city, while 転任 specifically means being reassigned to a different post or duties, usually without necessarily moving.
Show 3 more 転勤 is a general job transfer that may or may not involve moving family, while 単身赴任 specifically means being transferred and living apart from one's family.
転勤 specifically means being relocated to a different workplace or region for one's job, whereas 転出 more broadly means being transferred out of one's current post.
転勤 specifically means a job transfer to a different office or location, while 人事異動 is the broader umbrella term for all kinds of personnel reshuffling.
Don't confuse with 転職 means changing to a different company or occupation entirely, while 転勤 means being relocated to another office of the same company.
転居 means changing one's residence, while 転勤 means being transferred to a different work location; the two often occur together but are distinct concepts.
転勤 is a relocation to a different branch or office within the same company, while 移籍 means moving to a different, separate organization altogether.
Etymology Compound of 転 (てん, 'to shift, change') and 勤 (きん, 'work, service'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of changing one's place of work.
