昇任しょうにん Noun Irregular Intransitive English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verb promotion;advancement Antonym: 降任 (こうにん) 君は次の昇任予定者です。 You are the next in line for promotion. Other forms 陞任 【しょうにん】