Japanese word

異動

Pronunciation

Romajiidō

Meaning

  • nountransfer

Example

来月、営業部へ異動することになりました。rai getsu ei gyō bu e i dō su ru ko to ni na ri ma shi ta

I will transfer to the sales department next month.

Illustration for 異動 (transfer)

More examples

異動の理由を上司に説明しました。i dō no ri yū o jō shi ni setsu mei shi ma shi ta

I explained the reason for my transfer to my supervisor.

Core concept

Describes a change in where a person belongs or works within an organization, without necessarily meaning a change of residence.

Common phrases

  • 異動先i dō saki

    transfer destination

  • 異動希望i dō ki bō

    transfer request

  • 異動の内示i dō no nai ji

    advance notice of a transfer

  • 異動になるi dō ni na ru

    be transferred

  • 異動するi dō su ru

    transfer

Similar words

転勤tenkin: A move to a different workplace, often involving a change of location.
転任tennin: A formal move from one official post or position to another.
配置転換haichitenkan: A change in a person's assigned department, role, or workplace within an organization.

Definition in Japanese

組織内で人の所属する部署や勤務地などが変わること。so shiki nai de hito no sho zoku su ru bu sho ya kin mu chi na do ga ka wa ru ko to

Word origin

異動 (idō) combines 異 (i, "different") and 動 (dō, "move"), expressing a change in a person's assigned position or place.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may read transfer as a physical move, but Japanese 異動 (idō) commonly names a work-related change of department or posting, even when the person stays in the same area.

Other meanings

  • reassignmentnoun
  • personnel changenoun
  • reshufflenoun
  • relocationnoun

Opposites

  • 留任ryūninstayingnoun

Related words

  • 異動者idōshatransfereenoun

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