たんしんふにん

単身赴任

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
(intra-company) job transfer away from one's familyunaccompanied posting

Example Sentences

(おっと)単身赴任(たんしんふにん)することになった。

My husband is being transferred for work and will have to live away from us.

単身赴任(たんしんふにん)(えら)(ひと)()えている。

More people are choosing to work in another city apart from their families.

(ちち)単身赴任(たんしんふにん)大阪(おおさか)()んでいる。

My father lives in Osaka, apart from the family, due to a job transfer.

単身赴任中(たんしんふにんちゅう)(ちち)とは週末(しゅうまつ)にビデオ通話(つうわ)をしている。

I video call my father on weekends while he's living away from us for work.

単身赴任(たんしんふにん)(さび)しいけど、給料(きゅうりょう)()がるから仕方(しかた)ない。

Living apart from my family for work is lonely, but it can't be helped since the pay is better.