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    3. 歴任

    歴任

    歴れき任にん

    successive jobs

    KMT9News #27+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    れきにん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    successive jobs, consecutive jobs

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    彼かれはいくつかの部ぶ署しょを歴れき任にんした。

    He held successive positions in several departments.

    KMT7Work & Career
    彼かの女じょは多おおくの重じゅう要ような役やく職しょくを歴れき任にんし、会かい社しゃに貢こう献けんした。

    She held many important positions successively and contributed to the company.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    その政せい治じ家かは、大だい臣じんのポストを歴れき任にんしてきたベテランだ。

    That politician is a veteran who has successively held ministerial posts.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれは複ふく数すうの大だい学がくで教きょう鞭べんを歴れき任にんし、多おおくの学がく生せいを指し導どうした。

    He successively taught at multiple universities and mentored many students.

    KMT9EducationWork & Career
    彼かれは外がい交こう官かんとして世せ界かい各かく地ちの在ざい外がい公こう館かんを歴れき任にんし、国こく際さい関かん係けいの発はっ展てんに尽じん力りょくした。

    As a diplomat, he successively held positions at overseas diplomatic missions around the world and dedicated himself to the development of international relations.

    KMT10Work & CareerPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    歴
    curriculum・continuation・passage of time
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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