職 – Vocabulary details

職そく

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Meanings

Noun

Suffix

1. job; work; employment; occupation; position

家いえや職しょくを失うしなう者ものも多おおいと聞ききます。I hear that many people lose their homes and jobs.

2. duties

3. trade; skill

手てに職しょくがあれば一いっ生しょう困こまらない。If you have a trade, you'll never be in need.

Alt. forms

職しょく

99%

Kanji used

職

being employed

Pitch accent

そ

く

Used in: 2271

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

有ゆう職そく

holding a job; being employed; (arch.) being learned; (arch.) being knowledgeable; (arch.) having great artistic talent; (arch.) being a skilled performer

Examples (40 in total)

職しょくも家いえもなかったんです。

I had neither a job nor a home.

彼かれは職しょくを求もとめている。

He is seeking employment.

私わたしは職しょくを変かえようと考かんがえた。

I considered changing my job.