How do you read 赴任?

赴任 is read ふにん (funin), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 赴任 used in a sentence?

彼は家族を顧みず、単身赴任した。 — He went on a solo assignment, disregarding his family.

How do you write 赴任 in romaji?

赴任 is written funin in romaji.

What kanji are in 赴任?

赴 (Proceed, Get); 任 (Responsibility, Duty).

赴任ふにん

Q: What JLPT level is 赴任?

赴任 is a JLPT N1 word (advanced).

ふにん · funin

JLPT N1 noun

(proceeding to) new appointment

moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

彼は家族を顧みず、単身赴任した。

かれはかぞくをかえりみず、たんしんふにんした。

He went on a solo assignment, disregarding his family.

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Kanji in this word

赴Proceed, Get, Become 音ふ訓おもむ.く JLPT N1 · 9 strokes 任Responsibility, Duty, Term 音にん訓まか.せる・まか.す JLPT N3 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

赴くおもむくto go, to proceed 責任せきにんduty, responsibility 任すまかすto entrust, to leave to a person 任務にんむduty, mission, task 任命にんめいappointment, nomination, ordination 就任しゅうにんinauguration, assumption of office 転任てんにんchange of post

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What does 赴任 mean?

(proceeding to) new appointment. It can also mean: moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment.

How do you pronounce 赴任?

ふにん (funin). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 赴任?

JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.

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