- 1. [n, vs, vt, vi] change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
Kanji in this word
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更
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, furtherOn: コウ (kou)Kun: さら (sara)、 さら.に (sara.ni)、 ふ.ける (fu.keru)、 ふ.かす (fu.kasu)
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迭
transfer, alternationOn: テツ (tetsu)
Example Sentences
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.