単身赴任 (たんしんふにん) — taking up a post away from one's family

単身赴任 is read たんしんふにん and listed as a noun. Meaning: taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 単身赴任.

  • 簡単 かんたん simple
  • 単に たんに simply
  • 単位 たんい unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.)
  • 単一 たんいつ single
  • 単価 たんか unit price
  • 単語 たんご word
  • 単独 たんどく sole
  • 単純 たんじゅん simple
  • 黄身 きみ egg yolk
  • 終身 しゅうしん lifelong
  • 一身 いっしん oneself
  • 刺身 さしみ sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)