職業

How to remember it

職 (job) + 業 (business) = your line of work, what you do professionally.

Example sentences

• 彼の職業は医者です。

  かれのしょくぎょうはいしゃです。

  His occupation is a doctor.

• 職業を選ぶのは大切だ。

  しょくぎょうをえらぶのはたいせつだ。

  Choosing an occupation is important.

Usage

Formal term for occupation/profession; more official-sounding than 仕事.

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