This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

単身赴任

Reading

Kana: たんしんふにん
Romaji: tanshinfunin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

vs
1

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
Readings: フ、 おもむ.く
Meanings: proceed, get, become, tend
Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す
Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint