N250/1725

就しゅう任にん

nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するintransitive verb

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しゅうにん

Meanings

assumption (of office), taking up (a post), inauguration, installation

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょは新あたらしい部長ぶちょうに就任しゅうにんした。

She assumed the position of new department manager.

大統領だいとうりょうは来月らいげつ就任しゅうにんする予定よていだ。

The president is scheduled to take office next month.

就任しゅうにんしてからまだ日ひが浅あさいので、仕事しごとに慣なれるまで時間じかんがかかりそうだ。

Since he has only recently taken up the post, it seems it will take some time to get used to the work.

新しん社長しゃちょうの就任しゅうにん式しきは来週らいしゅう行おこなわれる。

The inauguration ceremony for the new company president will be held next week.

彼かれは首相しゅしょうに就任しゅうにんするや否いなや、経済けいざい改革かいかくに着手ちゃくしゅした。

No sooner had he taken office as prime minister than he embarked on economic reform.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)