1.
place of employment; workplace; one's office or company
The place where someone works, referring to the company, organization, or institution that employs them.
勤め先はどちらですか。
Where do you work?
勤め先から家まで一時間かかる。
It takes one hour from my workplace to home.
新しい勤め先は駅から近くてとても便利だ。
My new workplace is close to the station and very convenient.
Compound of 勤め (work, employment) and 先 (place, destination). A common everyday word for referring to where someone is employed.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 勤め先の住所: workplace address
- 勤め先の電話番号: workplace phone number
- 勤め先を変える: to change jobs
- 勤め先に届ける: to notify one's employer
USAGE:
Common on official forms and documents where one must fill in employer information. In conversation, it is a polite and neutral way to ask about someone's workplace.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 職場: workplace — emphasizes the physical environment where one works
- 勤め先: employer — emphasizes the company or organization
- 会社: company — specifically a business corporation
- 勤務先: workplace — more formal synonym, common on official forms