Japanese symbol for “reshuffle”
異動
いどう
Romaji: idou
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment
In Japanese, reshuffle is 異動, read いどう (idou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs (personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reshuffle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再編 | さいへん saihen | reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle |
| 更迭 | こうてつ koutetsu | change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up |
| 改組 | かいそ kaiso | reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle |
| 人事異動 | じんじいどう jinjiidou | personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle |
| 再編成 | さいへんせい saihensei | reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 異性 | いせい isei | the opposite sex |
| 特異 | とくい tokui | unique; peculiar; singular |
| 異なる | ことなる kotonaru | to differ; to be different; to disagree |
| 異端 | いたん itan | heresy; nonconformism; heathenism |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
See also: Chinese symbol for “reshuffle”.
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