常任(じょうにん)

じょうにん
noun
permanent; standing (position)
1. permanent; standing (post or membership)
Holding a post, seat, or membership on an ongoing, permanent basis rather than temporarily. Used attributively before the name of a position or organization.
彼(かれ)はこのオーケストラの常任(じょうにん)指揮者(しきしゃ)だ。
He is the permanent conductor of this orchestra.
日本(にほん)は常任(じょうにん)理事国(りじこく)を目指(めざ)している。
Japan is aiming to become a permanent member state.
常任(じょうにん)委員会(いいんかい)のメンバーとして、毎週(まいしゅう)の会議(かいぎ)に出席(しゅっせき)している。
As a member of the standing committee, I attend the weekly meetings.

Almost always used attributively (before a noun), not as a standalone predicate. It marks a role as ongoing and fixed rather than temporary or rotating.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 常任(じょうにん)理事国(りじこく): permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
  • 常任(じょうにん)指揮者(しきしゃ): permanent/principal conductor
  • 常任(じょうにん)委員会(いいんかい): standing committee
  • 常任(じょうにん)理事(りじ): standing director

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 常勤(じょうきん): full-time — refers to working hours, not to the permanence of a post
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