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Kanji Detail for 職 - "occupation, job, duty"
職
- Meaning
職 means "occupation, job, duty."
Occupation - A job; employment.
Duty - A responsibility; an assigned role.
Office - A position; a post.
Mainly - Chiefly; primarily.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
post; employment; work
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
duty, profession; office, post
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
office; duty
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
duty, profession; office, post
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To take charge of. All holding of responsibilities is called 職. Such as saying 稱職 (competent), 曠職 (neglecting duties), and such. Also, anciently when feudal lords had audiences with the Son of Heaven, it was called 述職 (reporting on duties). Meaning to report on what they guarded. Later when border officials had audiences, it was also called 述職. Based on this. | Things one is obligated to do by one's role are all called 職. Such as 子職 (son's duties), 婦職 (wife's duties). | A particle. Meaning "only." Such as saying 職是之由. Meaning "only because of this."
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Sentences including 職
He's quite able at his job.
I should be glad if you got the job.
Learn a trade.
Please let me tell you a little bit about this position.
I've made up my mind to work for a company in the states.
They have something to do with the scandal.
I live an hour away from work.
Father sometimes took me to his office.
My husband is out of work and looking for a job.
He was thrown out of work.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
先生と同郷の友人で地方の病院に奉職しているものが上京したため、先生は外の二、三名と共に、ある所でその友人に飯を食わせなければならなくなった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
実は職業というものについて、全く考えた事がないくらいなんですから。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
一度などは職務の都合もあろうが、できるなら繰り合せてこの夏ぐらい一度顔だけでも見に帰ったらどうだとまで書いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
知り合いの中には、ずいぶん骨を折って、教師の職にありつきたがっているものがあるから、その方へ廻してやったら好かろうと書いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の知ったものに、夜中職人と喧嘩をして、相手の頭へ下駄で傷を負わせたのがありました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その時分は今に比べると、存外世の中が寛ろいでいましたから、内職の口はあなたが考えるほど払底でもなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
妻の家にも親子二人ぐらいは坐っていてどうかこうか暮して行ける財産がある上に、私も職業を求めないで差支えのない境遇にいたのですから、そう思われるのももっともです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の知ったものに、夜中職人と喧嘩をして、相手の頭へ下駄で傷を負わせたのがありました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その時分は今に比べると、存外世の中が寛ろいでいましたから、内職の口はあなたが考えるほど払底でもなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
妻の家にも親子二人ぐらいは坐っていてどうかこうか暮して行ける財産がある上に、私も職業を求めないで差支えのない境遇にいたのですから、そう思われるのももっともです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha