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後任

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 後任.

Dictionary

Entry

後任うにんNoun~の Adj.Freq #21023
1

successor

Examples
スミス氏が後任の委員長として発表された。
Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

behind, back, later

9 strokesFrequency 26JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる

Nanori

こししいしり

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

6 strokesFrequency 217JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ニン

Kun

まか.せるまか.す

Nanori

とうひで

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