JLPT N2 · Noun

職人 (shokunin)

職人 (しょくにん, shokunin) is a Japanese noun meaning “craftsman; artisan”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょくにん
Romaji: shokunin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman · noun

Example sentences

私はその職人がとても腕がよいと分かった。

I found the workman very good.

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

Kanji in 職人

職

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

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 職人.

職しょくjob就職しゅうしょくfinding employment職業しょくぎょうoccupation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人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult

Source: JMdict entry 1357550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.