1.
place of assignment; the department or post one is assigned to
The section, branch, or location to which a new employee or transferred worker is posted. Common in corporate and bureaucratic contexts when announcing where someone will work.
配属先が決まった。
My assignment has been decided.
新入社員の配属先が発表された。
The postings for the new employees were announced.
希望とは違う配属先になり、少しがっかりした。
I ended up with a different posting than I had hoped for and felt a little disappointed.
Formed from 配属 (assignment, posting) plus the suffix 先, which marks the destination or party on the other end of an action (as in 取引先, a business contact).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 配属先が決まる: one's assignment is decided
- 配属先を希望する: to request a particular posting
- 配属先の部署: the department one is assigned to
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 勤務先: place of work — the company or office where one works, not the specific internal posting
- 出向先: place of secondment — where one is temporarily transferred to another organization