こうてつ
Koutetsu
Other forms: 交迭
更迭 (Koutetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “change (of personnel), reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet), shake-up, dismissal (e.g. of a minister)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbchange (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
Examples
田中前外相の更迭に続く政治混乱がその象徴である。
The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).