Japanese word

任命

Pronunciation

Romajininmei

Meaning

  • nounappointment

Example

社長は彼を新しい部長に任命しました。sha chō wa kare o atara shi i bu chō ni nin mei shi ma shi ta

The president appointed him as the new department manager.

Illustration for 任命 (appointment)

More examples

新しい校長の任命が来週発表されます。atara shi i kō chō no nin mei ga rai shū hap pyō sa re ma su

The appointment of the new principal will be announced next week.

Core concept

Describes placing a chosen person in an official role or assigning them a defined duty.

Common phrases

  • 任命を受けるnin mei o u ke ru

    receive an appointment

  • 任命の通知nin mei no tsū chi

    notification of the appointment

  • 任命を承認するnin mei o shō nin su ru

    approve the appointment

Similar words

任用ninyō: The act of appointing or employing a person for an official position.
指名shimei: The act of choosing and naming a person for a role or task.
選任sennin: The formal selection of a person to serve in a particular position.

Definition in Japanese

人を特定の役職や任務に就かせること。hito o toku tei no yaku shoku ya nin mu ni tsu ka se ru ko to

Word origin

任命 (ninmei) combines 任 (nin, "entrust") and 命 (mei, "order"), expressing the act of entrusting someone with a role by formal decision.

Usage tips

  • English appointment can mean either a scheduled meeting or the act of giving someone a post, while 任命 (ninmei) has the latter personnel-related sense.

Other meanings

  • designationnoun
  • commissionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 任命するninmeisuruappointverb

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