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職
Job, Profession, Employment
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Many Japanese job titles use 職, including 転職 (changing jobs), 就職 (getting employed), and 職場 (workplace). It's one of the most important business kanji.
Memory Trick
Imagine putting on your WORK UNIFORM before starting your profession. Wearing it reminds you of your JOB.
Readings
Onyomi: ショク (shoku)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
仕事
しごと (shigoto)
Work
就職
しゅうしょく (shuushoku)
Getting a job
職場
しょくば (shokuba)
Workplace
転職
てんしょく (tenshoku)
Changing jobs
Example Sentence
兄は 新しい 職場で 働いています。
あには あたらしい しょくばで はたらいています。
ani wa atarashii shokuba de hataraiteimasu
My older brother works at a new workplace.