仕事柄

• 読み: しごとがら
• ローマ字: shigotogara
• 漢字の分解: 仕 (shi/tsuka) — serve, do; 事 (ji/koto) — thing, matter; 柄 (gara/e) — pattern, nature
• 発音: /ɕi.ɡo.to.ɡa.ɾa/

意味

Due to the nature of one's work; because of one's profession.

An adverb and noun formed from 仕事 (work) and the suffix 柄 (nature, character). Used to explain that a habit, skill, or situation stems naturally from one's occupation. Typically appears at the beginning of a sentence as a causal phrase. Similar constructions include 性格柄 (due to personality) and 土地柄 (due to the locality).

例文

1. 仕事柄、出張が多くて家にいる時間が少ない。
2. 仕事柄パソコンに向かう時間が長いので肩が凝りやすい。
3. 彼女は仕事柄いろいろな国の人と接する機会が多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, self-introduction, conversation

トーン: explanatory

起源と歴史

A compound of 仕事 (shigoto, work/job) and 柄 (gara, nature/character). The suffix 柄 indicates the inherent nature of something, so 仕事柄 conveys 'given the nature of one's work.'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Working professionals