前任
Chinese
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward | to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility | ||
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trad. (前任) | 前 | 任 | |
simp. #(前任) | 前 | 任 |
Pronunciation
Verb
前任
- to have previously served as; to have previously held the position of
Noun
前任
- predecessor
- (specifically) one's ex (ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or ex-partner)
See also
- 現任/现任 (xiànrèn, “incumbent”)
- 繼任/继任 (jìrèn, “successor”)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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前 | 任 |
ぜん Grade: 2 | にん Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
/d͡zen nim/ → /zennimu/ → /zenniɴ/
From Middle Chinese compound 前任 (MC d͡zen ȵiɪm).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) ぜんにん [zèńníń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ɲ̟ĩɴ]
Noun
前任 (hiragana ぜんにん, rōmaji zennin)
- one's former post or appointment
- Synonym: 先任 (sennin)
- Antonym: 後任 (kōnin)
- a predecessor
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 前任者 (zenninsha, “a predecessor”)
- 前任地 (zenninchi, “the place where one was formerly posted”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN