Vocabulary

What does 任命 (にんめい, ninmei) mean?

任命 (にんめい, ninmei) means appointment, nomination.

Quick facts
Readingにんめい
Romajininmei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
にんめい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonninmei

appointment, nomination

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive appointment; nomination; ordination

Example sentences

  • He was appointed department manager.

  • The president appointed a new minister.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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