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Kanji Detail for 職 - "occupation, job, duty"

職

  • Meaning

    職 means "occupation, job, duty."

    1. Occupation - A job; employment.

    2. Duty - A responsibility; an assigned role.

    3. Office - A position; a post.

    4. Mainly - Chiefly; primarily.

  • Words using 職

    • 職員 しょくいん Listen staff member; employee; worker
    • 就職 しゅうしょく Listen finding employment; getting a job
    • 汚職 おしょく Listen corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
    • 現職 げんしょく Listen present post; current office; (an) incumbent
    • 職場 しょくば Listen one's post; place of work; workplace
    • 職業 しょくぎょう Listen occupation; profession; job
    • 無職 むしょく Listen without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
    • 辞職 じしょく Listen resignation

  • Four-character idioms with 職

    • 有職故実 ゆうそくこじつ Listen studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households
    • 職権乱用 しょっけんらんよう Listen abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance

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    • Verified meaning: occupation, job, duty
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoku(ショク) ショク

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    耳 (mimi・mimihen)

  • Related Keywords

    occupation duty job office post record responsibility tax employment appointment calling career function labor livelihood position profession role task trade vocation work

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.

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