仕 事(しごと)

しごと

noun

work, job

occupation work

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(しごと)帰(かえ)り: on the way home from work

Usage

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

Compare: 用事(ようじ) (errand, business)

Compare: 働(はたら)き (work, function)

Compare: タスク (task)

Related: 生業(なりわい) (livelihood, occupation, means of living)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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