赴任する

• 読み: ふにんする
• ローマ字: funin suru
• 漢字の分解: 赴 (fu) — proceed to, head for; 任 (nin) — duty, appointment
• 発音: /ɸɯ.niɴ.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To take up a new post; to proceed to one's assigned position, typically at a distant location.

A Group 3 (suru) compound verb combining 赴任 (proceeding to a new post) with する. Used when someone is transferred or appointed to a position at a different location, especially overseas or in a remote area. Common collocations include 海外赴任 (overseas posting), 赴任先 (place of assignment), and 単身赴任 (unaccompanied transfer, living apart from family for work).

例文

1. 来月からロンドンに赴任することになった。
2. 父は単身赴任で大阪に住んでいる。
3. 新しい赴任先での生活に少しずつ慣れてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, career, transfers, corporate life

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 赴 (fu, to proceed to/head for) + 任 (nin, duty/appointment). Literally 'to proceed to one's duty,' describing the act of going to take up an assigned post.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Working adults

社会的背景: Universal