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JLPT N3 · Noun

職 (shoku)

職 (しょく, shoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “job; work”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
しょく
Romaji
shoku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. job; work; employment; occupation; position · noun, suffix noun
  2. duties · noun, suffix noun
  3. trade; skill · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

職探しはどうなったの？
How is your job hunting going?
Tatoeba #145963

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 職

職
post, employment, workショク・ソク · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 職.

就職しゅうしょくfinding employment職業しょくぎょうoccupation職人しょくにんcraftsman職場しょくばone's post辞職じしょくresignation職員しょくいんstaff member職務しょくむprofessional duties退職たいしょくretirement役職やくしょくpost教職きょうしょくthe teaching profession

Source: JMdict entry 1357480 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.