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職

post
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingショク、ソク
JōyōGrade 5
  1. job
  2. work
  3. occupation
  4. position

Popular Usage

就職職業職人教職

Radicals and components

Radical耳earComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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ear (耳) · kazoo · sound · vase · stand up (立) · sun (日) · day (日) · fiesta

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 887

Compound words

就職しゅうしょく
finding employment; getting a job
職業しょくぎょう
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade
職人しょくにん
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
汚職おしょく
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
休職きゅうしょく
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
求職きゅうしょく
job hunting; seeking employment
現職げんしょく
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
公職こうしょく
public office
在職ざいしょく
being in office; holding a position; employment; service
辞職じしょく
resignation
住職じゅうしょく
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
殉職じゅんしょく
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
職員しょくいん
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
職権しょっけん
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
職場しょくば
one's post; place of work; workplace
職能しょくのう
occupational ability; function; role
職務しょくむ
professional duties
職歴しょくれき
work experience; work history
退職たいしょく
retirement; resignation
転職てんしょく
change of job; change of occupation; career change
内職ないしょく
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; side hustle; homeworking; simple job carried out at home
本職ほんしょく
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; specialist
無職むしょく
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
免職めんしょく
dismissal; sacking; discharge

Stroke Order

18 strokes

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