こうにん
Kounin
後任 (Kounin) is a Japanese noun meaning “successor”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounsuccessor
Examples
スミス氏が後任の委員長として発表された。
Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.
飯田太郎の後任として、大原孝一が技術部長として着任したことをお知らせいたします。
We are writing to inform you that Mr Koichi Ohara has been appointed as Manager of the Technical Department in succession to Mr Taro Iida.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).