Korean word

전근

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheongeun

Meaning

  • nountransfer

Example

다음 달에 전근을 갑니다.ta eum ta re cheon geu neul kam ni da

I will be transferred next month.

Illustration for 전근 (transfer)

More examples

다른 부서에서 전근 오신 분을 환영했습니다.ta reun pu seo e seo cheon geun o sin pu neul hwa nyeong haet sseum ni da

We welcomed the person transferred from another department.

Core concept

An employer-directed change from one workplace or department to another within the same organization.

Common phrases

  • 전근 오다cheon geun o da

    transfer in

  • 전근 발표cheon geun pal pyo

    transfer announcement

  • 전근 날짜cheon geun nal jja

    transfer date

Similar words

인사이동insaidong: An internal personnel move changes an employee's workplace, department, or role.
전보cheonbo: A personnel notice announces a change in someone's duties or workplace.
발령pallyeong: An official order assigns a person to a new position, duty, or workplace.
이직ijik: Leaving one employer to work for another company is a change of jobs.

Definition in Korean

다른 지사나 부서로 직장을 옮겨 근무하게 되는 일이나 그 조치ta reun chi sa na pu seo ro chik jjang eul om gyeo keun mu ha ge toe neun i ri na keu cho chi

Word origin

The word is built from Sino-Korean elements for moving and working, which directly reflects a work-related relocation.

Usage tips

  • English transfer is broad, but this word often describes a formal personnel decision rather than a voluntary change of employer.

Opposites

  • 잔류challyustaynoun

Related words

  • 전근하다cheongeunhadatransferverb
  • 전근지cheongeunjinew workplacenoun

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