Vocabulary

What does 単身赴任 (たんしんふにん, tanshinfunin) mean?

単身赴任 (たんしんふにん, tanshinfunin) means taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job.

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Readingたんしんふにん
Romajitanshinfunin
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
たんしんふにん
tanshinfunin

taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job

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