拝命

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 拝命 is read as はいめい and means respectfully receiving an appointment or assignment.
• Basic usage: It can describe receiving a new duty or being appointed to an operational leadership role.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Receiving a new assignment
  • 新しい役目を拝命する means respectfully accepting a newly assigned role. Example: 彼は新しい役目を拝命し、深く頭を下げた。
• Being appointed to a post
  • 責任者を拝命する formally states that someone was appointed as the person in charge. Example: 私は式典の運営責任者を拝命しました。