(しょくぎょう)

しょくぎょう
noun
occupation, profession
1. occupation, profession, job
The work or type of work that someone does as their regular employment.
職業(しょくぎょう)(なん)です
What is your occupation?
Formal way to ask about someone's job
Freedom of occupational choice is guaranteed by the constitution.
I acquired new skills through vocational training.

職業(しょくぎょう) is more formal than 仕事(しごと).

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