"前任" meaning in Japanese

See 前任 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɴ] Forms: 前任 [canonical] (ruby: (ぜん), (にん)), zennin [romanization]
Etymology: /d͡zen nim/ → /zennimu/ → /zenniɴ/ From Middle Chinese compound 前任 (MC dzen nyim). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=せんにん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|前任|id=1,1}} 前任 (MC dzen nyim) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぜんにん}} 前(ぜん)任(にん) • (zennin)
  1. one's former post or appointment Synonyms: 先任
    Sense id: en-前任-ja-noun-HBiG61Mw Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 78 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 88 12
  2. a predecessor
    Sense id: en-前任-ja-noun-2JB~52NR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 前任者 (zenninsha) (ruby: (ぜん), (にん), (しゃ)) (english: a predecessor), 前任地 (zenninchi) (ruby: (ぜん), (にん), ()) (english: the place where one was formerly posted)
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          "にん"
        ],
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          "者",
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        ]
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      "ipa": "[d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɴ]"
    }
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    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
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          "前",
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        ],
        [
          "任",
          "にん"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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    },
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        [
          "前",
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        [
          "任",
          "にん"
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        [
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          "前",
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        [
          "任",
          "にん"
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          "word": "先任"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɴ]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 前任 meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "前任",
  "trace": ""
}

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