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後任

後任

See also: 后任

Chinese

 
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
trad. (後任)
simp. (后任)

Noun

後任

  1. successor

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
にん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

後任 (hiragana こうにん, romaji kōnin)

  1. successor
     (かれ)後任 (こうにん)として足立 (あだち)さんを指名 (しめい)した。
    Kare wa kōnin toshite adachi-san o shimei shita.
    He appointed Ms. Adachi as his successor.

Antonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.