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    3. 後任

    後任

    後こう任にん

    successor

    KMT3News #4+1Noun, ParticleWork & CareerKanji Vocab15 strokes

    こうにん

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    successor

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしの後こう任にんが決きまりました。

    My successor has been decided.

    KMT3Work & Career
    後こう任にんに仕し事ごとを引ひき継つぎます。

    I will hand over my work to my successor.

    KMT3Work & Career
    彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうの後こう任にんとして選えらばれた。

    He was chosen as the successor to the department head.

    KMT4Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    退たい職しょくする前まえに、後こう任にんの育いく成せいに力ちからを入いれた。

    Before retiring, I focused on training my successor.

    KMT4Work & Career
    大だい統とう領りょうの後こう任にん候こう補ほが複ふく数すう名めい挙あがっている。

    Several candidates have been nominated as successors to the president.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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