Word Meaning 左遷

させん sasen

左遷 is read as させん (sasen) and means demotion.

Meaning

English

demotion
relegation
reduction in rank
degradation
downward move

Reading

Kana

させん

Romaji

sasen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 栄転 Related Words 更迭,飛ばす Rank 8231 Priority B

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左翼

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left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

左派

さは

left wing

左義長

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左心縮小術

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左派系

さはけい

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左弁官

さべんかん

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左手座標系

ひだりてざひょうけい

left-handed coordinate system

左右相称動物

さゆうそうしょうどうぶつ

Bilateria (animals with bilateral symmetry)

左心房

さしんぼう

left atrium

左心補助循環装置

さしんほじょじゅんかんそうち

left ventricular assist device

左方端

さほうたん

left hand edge

左右非対称

さゆうひたいしょう

bilateral asymmetry

Example Sentences

彼は部長の娘さんを妊娠させて、左遷されました。

He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.