就職

しゅうしょく

Finding employment, getting a job

N3noun·shuushoku

How to remember it

就 (take up) beside 職 (job)—taking up a job or post.

Example sentences

  • 卒業後に東京で就職した。

    そつぎょうごにとうきょうでしゅうしょくした。

    After graduation I got a job in Tokyo.

  • 彼は就職活動中だ。

    かれはしゅうしょくかつどうちゅうだ。

    He is job hunting right now.

Usage

Often paired with 活動 (就職活動) and する to mean job hunting.

Related words

転職就職活動職業退職

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