転勤

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 転勤 is a noun read てんきん and denotes a transfer to a different workplace or posting within the same organization.
• Basic usage: Mark the new posting with 北の町へ転勤する and a resulting change with 転勤に伴って引っ越す.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• へ marking the destination
  • In 北の町へ転勤する, へ marks the direction or destination of the new posting. This is a work assignment change, not an ordinary trip.
• 転勤 and 引っ越し
  • 転勤 changes one's work location, while 引っ越し(ひっこし) changes one's residence. A transfer may cause a move, but the two events do not always occur together.
• Relationship expressed by 伴って
  • 転勤に伴って introduces a change accompanying the transfer. In the example, the entire family moved as a result.