WORD DETAIL
異動
いどう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
異動, readいどう, denotes an organizational personnel transfer involving department, post, or workplace. - Basic usage: It refers to a spring transfer to another department and personnel changes announced throughout a company.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Personnel movement, not general relocation
- It is an organizational change of department or post, not ordinary physical movement.

