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    3. 左遷

    左遷

    左さ遷せん

    demotion

    KMT10News #43+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    させん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    demotion, relegation, reduction in rank, degradation, downward move

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    彼かれは地ち方ほうの支し店てんに左さ遷せんされました。

    He was demoted to a local branch office.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれの失しっ敗ぱいが原げん因いんで、彼かれは遠とおい部ぶ署しょへ左さ遷せんされた。

    Due to his failure, he was demoted to a distant department.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    不ふ祥しょう事じの責せき任にんを取とり、彼かれは本ほん社しゃから子こ会がい社しゃへの左さ遷せんを受うけ入いれた。

    Taking responsibility for the scandal, he accepted a demotion from the head office to a subsidiary.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & FinancePolitics & Law
    左さ遷せんはキャリアにおいて大おおきな打だ撃げきとなることが多おおい。

    Demotion often becomes a major blow to one's career.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは左さ遷せんを機きに、新あたらしい分ぶん野やでの挑ちょう戦せんを決けつ意いした。

    Taking the demotion as an opportunity, he decided to challenge himself in a new field.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    左
    ひだり…(3)
    left
    遷
    うつ.る・うつ.す・みやこがえ…(1)
    transition・move・change
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