赴任 (ふにん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

赴任 (ふにん) means assignment / transfer to new workplace.

See example sentences below.

赴任 at a glance

赴任

ふにんfunin

N1noun

assignment / transfer to new workplace

赴任ふにんfuninN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

assignment / transfer to new workplace

Example 1

彼は来週、東京へ赴任します。

Translation

He will be transferred to Tokyo next week.

Example 2

赴任先で新しい仕事を始めた。

Translation

I started a new job at my assigned location.