職(しょく)

しょく
noun
job, employment, occupation
1. job, employment, occupation
One's work, profession, or position of employment.
彼(かれ)は会社(かいしゃ)を辞(や)めて職(しょく)を失(うしな)った。
He quit the company and lost his job.
職(しょく)を探(さが)すのは大変(たいへん)だ。
Looking for a job is difficult.
新(あたら)しい職(しょく)に就(つ)いた。
I started a new job.
[Note: 職(しょく)に就(つ)く means 'to get/start a job']

職(しょく) is a somewhat formal word for job or occupation. It emphasizes the position or role rather than the workplace.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 職(しょく)に就(つ)く: to get a job, to be employed
  • 職(しょく)を失(うしな)う: to lose one's job
  • 職(しょく)を探(さが)す: to look for a job
  • 職(しょく)を辞(じ)する: to resign from one's position (formal)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 職場(しょくば): workplace
  • 職業(しょくぎょう): occupation, profession
  • 無職(むしょく): unemployed

Related Words

Related: 職業(しょくぎょう) (occupation)
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Added 2026.1.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.2.5 17:37
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