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 family•unaccompanied posting
Example Sentences
夫が単身赴任することになった。
My husband is being transferred for work and will have to live away from us.
単身赴任を選ぶ人が増えている。
More people are choosing to work in another city apart from their families.
父は単身赴任で大阪に住んでいる。
My father lives in Osaka, apart from the family, due to a job transfer.
単身赴任中の父とは週末にビデオ通話をしている。
I video call my father on weekends while he's living away from us for work.
単身赴任は寂しいけど、給料が上がるから仕方ない。
Living apart from my family for work is lonely, but it can't be helped since the pay is better.