しょく

Job, employment, occupation

N3noun·shoku

How to remember it

Single kanji for 'job'; sits inside 職業 and 転職.

Example sentences

  • 彼は良い職に就いた。

    かれはよいしょくについた。

    He got a good job.

  • 転職を考えています。

    てんしょくをかんがえています。

    I'm thinking about changing jobs.

Usage

Mainly used in compounds; alone often in 職に就く (to take a job).

Related words

職業転職就職仕事

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