転勤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 3
きん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
轉勤 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んきん [tèńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

(てん)(きん) • (tenkin

  1. a transfer, job transfer, relocation
    大阪(おおさか)転勤(てんきん)
    Ōsaka ni tenkin
    a transfer to Osaka

Verb

(てん)(きん)する • (tenkin surusuru (stem (てん)(きん) (tenkin shi), past (てん)(きん)した (tenkin shita))

  1. to be transferred, to be relocated
    会社(かいしゃ)本部(ほんぶ)転勤(てんきん)した
    Kaisha ga honbu ni tenkinshita.
    The company transferred (me) to the head office.

Conjugation