しょく
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
2. duties
3. trade; skill
Kanji used
being employed
Pitch accent
しょ
Top 4600
Used in vocabulary (100 in total)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Examples (36 in total)
Thousands of people lost their jobs.
Tom finally got a job.
He got a position as a clerk.