Word Meaning 転勤

てんきん tenkin

転勤 is read as てんきん (tenkin) and means job transfer.

Meaning

English

  1. job transfer
  2. job relocation
  3. intra-company transfer

Reading

Kana

てんきん

Romaji

tenkin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 5196 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

転勤族

てんきんぞく

person who moves a lot for their job

海外転勤

かいがいてんきん

overseas job transfer

転居

てんきょ

moving

転任

てんにん

change of post

転機

てんき

turning point

転職

てんしょく

change of job

転落

てんらく

fall

転向

てんこう

conversion

転戦

てんせん

moving from one battlefield to another

転倒

てんとう

getting upset

転化

てんか

change

転がり込む

ころがりこむ

to fall in one's way

Example Sentences

5

あにははるにとうきょうへてんきんした。

my older brother was transferred to tokyo in the spring.

I was transferred to the middle of nowhere.

Tom was transferred to the head office in Boston.

His son-in-law was transferred to an overseas branch.

Their colleague was transferred to an overseas branch.