出向（しゅっこう）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: secondment
Example sentences
- 彼は子会社に出向している。 — He's been seconded to a subsidiary.
- 出向のため、家族と離れて暮らす。 — Because of the secondment, I live apart from my family.
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