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Kanji Detail for 就 - "to assume"

就

  • Meaning

    就 means "to assume." Also associated with to approach, to accomplish.

    1. Assume - To take on a position; to begin.

    2. Approach - To go toward; to come near.

    3. Accomplish - To achieve; to complete.

    4. Regarding - About; concerning.

  • Words using 就

    • 就任 しゅうにん Listen assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration
    • 就職 しゅうしょく Listen finding employment; getting a job
    • 就労 しゅうろう Listen working; being employed; being hired
    • 就業 しゅうぎょう Listen starting work (for the day); employment; work
    • 就いて ついて Listen about; concerning; as to
    • 就学 しゅうがく Listen entering school; school attendance
    • 就寝 しゅうしん Listen going to bed; retiring (for the night)
    • 去就 きょしゅう Listen leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position

  • Four-character idioms with 就

    • 大願成就 たいがんじょうじゅ Listen realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
    • 心願成就 しんがんじょうじゅ Listen earnest prayers being answered; realization of one's earnest wishes
    • 進退去就 しんたいきょしゅう Listen one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it

  • Tattoo check: 就

    • Verified meaning: to assume
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, しゅう)
    • Also carries these associations: to approach, to accomplish

    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.

  • Name readings of 就

    Given names 就(おさむ)Listen

    Surnames 就(しゅう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    just, simply; to go to; to approach, near

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Accomplished. When something succeeds, it's called 事就. | To approach; to follow. Such as 去就, 俯就. | A word of supposition. Such as 就令, 就使.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ju(ジュ) ジュ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.keru(つ-ける) つ-ける

    tsu.ku(つ-く) つ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    尢 尣 (dainomageashi・mageashi・onyo)

  • Related Keywords

    assume approach accomplish regarding take accept achieve adopt commence embark enter upon inaugurate initiate launch near position shoulder tackle undertake

Sentences including 就

  • I usually went to bed at ten in my school days.

  • I should be glad if you got the job.

  • I've made up my mind to work for a company in the states.

  • I got this job with my teacher's help.

  • He found a job with a food company.

  • They succeeded in getting that job.

  • He went to bed the moment he arrived home.

  • I went to bed later than usual.

  • It's time to work now. let's get down to business.

  • He's old enough to go to school.

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