仕事(しごと)

しごと
noun
work, job
1. work, job, occupation
Employment or tasks one does professionally. Also refers to specific tasks or duties.
仕事(しごと)は何(なん)ですか。
What is your job?
仕事(しごと)に行(い)く。
I go to work.
仕事(しごと)が終(お)わりました。
Work is finished.
仕事(しごと)が終(お)わったら、飲(の)みに行(い)こう。
Let's go for drinks after work.
私(わたし)の仕事(しごと)は先生(せんせい)だが、毎日(まいにち)楽(たの)しく働(はたら)いている。
My job is being a teacher, and I enjoy working every day.
2. task, assignment
A specific piece of work that needs to be done.
仕事(しごと)がある。
I have work to do.
今日(きょう)は仕事(しごと)が多(おお)い。
I have a lot of work today.
この仕事(しごと)を早(はや)く終(お)わらせたい。
I want to finish this task quickly.
大(おお)きな仕事(しごと)をもらった。
I received a big assignment.
来週(らいしゅう)までに終(お)わらせなければならない仕事(しごと)がたくさんある。週末(しゅうまつ)も働(はたら)くかもしれない。
I have a lot of work that I have to finish by next week. I might work on the weekend too.

仕事(しごと) is one of the most common nouns in Japanese, meaning work, job, or task.

VERBAL USE:
仕事(しごと)をする or 仕事(しごと)する: to work

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 仕事(しごと)に行(い)く: to go to work
  • 仕事(しごと)が終(お)わる: work ends
  • 仕事(しごと)を探(さが)す: to look for a job
  • 仕事(しごと)を辞(や)める: to quit one's job
  • 仕事(しごと)が忙(いそが)しい: to be busy with work

COMPOUNDS:

  • 仕事中(しごとちゅう): at work, during work
  • 仕事場(しごとば): workplace
  • 仕事着(しごとぎ): work clothes
  • 仕事{帰(かえ)り: on the way home from work

NUANCE:
Refers to both one's occupation/profession and specific tasks or assignments. For occupation, 職業(しょくぎょう) is more formal.

Related Words

See also: 働(はたら)く
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