Japanese symbol for “investiture”
任官
にんかん
Romaji: ninkan
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
In Japanese, investiture is 任官, read にんかん (ninkan).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “investiture”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叙任 | じょにん jonin | investiture |
| 叙位 | じょい joi | investiture |
| 任命式 | にんめいしき ninmeishiki | investiture |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 責任 | せきにん sekinin | duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) |
| 任務 | にんむ ninmu | duty; function; office |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration |
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 任意 | にんい nin'i | optional; voluntary; arbitrary |
| 主任 | しゅにん shunin | person in charge; senior staff; manager |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
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