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JLPT N1 Advanced

単身赴任

Job transfer without one’s family

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単身赴任する to be transferred alone
Noun, Suru verb

Moving for a job without your family

Describes a corporate transfer where an employee moves to a new location alone, leaving their spouse and children at the primary residence.

Example

単身赴任 の 生活 は 、 思った より 寂しい です 。

Living alone on a job transfer is lonelier than I expected.

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単身赴任
たんしんふにん
Job transfer without one's family
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