職
職·employment, job, occupation
- On-yomi
- ショク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | occupation, profession |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | getting a job |
| 職場 | しょくば | workplace |
| 無職 | むしょく | unemployed |
Example sentences
兄は今年、銀行に就職しました。
あにはことし、ぎんこうにしゅうしょくしました。
My older brother got a job at a bank this year.
ここに職業を書いてください。
ここにしょくぎょうをかいてください。
Please write your occupation here.
職場の雰囲気はとてもいいです。
しょくばのふんいきはとてもいいです。
The atmosphere at my workplace is very good.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 就職 as しゅうしゅく instead of しゅうしょく
- Confusing 職 (one's occupation) with 識 (knowledge, as in 知識)
Memory aid
Picture it
An ear (耳) listening carefully to instructions — that is how you learn a trade.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 就職しゅうしょくgetting a job
- 職場しょくばworkplace
- 職業しょくぎょうoccupation
- 就職活動しゅうしょくかつどうjob hunting
- 転職てんしょくchanging jobs
- 管理職かんりしょくmanagerial position
- 職しょくemployment, post, job
- 職種しょくしゅtype of job, occupation category
- 職人しょくにんcraftsman, artisan
- 休職するきゅうしょくするto take a leave of absence (from work)
- 退職たいしょくretirement, resignation
- 職員しょくいんstaff member
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