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Kanji 職: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 職: post, employment, work

Key takeaways

Kanji 職: post, employment, work. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

postemploymentwork

On reading

ショクソク

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 職

post, employment, work

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

耳 + 戠

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a craftsman listening (耳) to instructions while molding clay (戠). Performing one's assigned duty with such dedication represents a job or occupation (職). It is used in words like occupation (職業) and workplace (職場).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショク
  • 教職きょうしょく

    teaching profession / teaching certificate

  • 職員しょくいん

    staff member / personnel

  • 職務しょくむ

    job duties / professional tasks

  • 辞職じしょく

    resignation / quitting a job

  • 退職たいしょく

    retirement from work

  • 役職やくしょく

    position / post / office

  • 職人しょくにん

    craftsman / artisan / skilled worker

  • 就職しゅうしょく

    finding a job / employment

Commonly used words

  • 教職
    きょうしょく

    teaching profession / teaching certificate

  • 職員
    しょくいん

    staff member / personnel

  • 職務
    しょくむ

    job duties / professional tasks

  • 辞職
    じしょく

    resignation / quitting a job

  • 退職
    たいしょく

    retirement from work

  • 役職
    やくしょく

    position / post / office

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は教に就いています。

Translation

He works in the teaching profession.

Example 2

の免許を取るのは大変です。

Translation

It is difficult to obtain a teaching certificate.

Example 3

会社の員はみんな親切です。

Translation

All the company staff are kind.

Example 4

員室で先生と話しました。

Translation

I talked with the teacher in the staff room.

Kanji 職: post, employment, work | Daily Nihongo