職

• 読み: しょく
• ローマ字: shoku
• 漢字の分解: 職 (shoku) — employment, occupation, job
• 発音: /ɕo.kɯ/

意味

Employment; occupation; job. One's professional position or line of work.

A noun and suffix referring to one's job, occupation, or professional role. As a suffix, it forms many occupation-related words: 職場 (workplace), 職業 (occupation), 転職 (job change), 就職 (finding employment), 無職 (unemployed). Also used in traditional craft titles like 大工職 (carpentry trade). Essential vocabulary for career-related conversations.

例文

1. 大学を卒業してすぐに職を見つけた。
2. 彼は転職を考えているらしい。
3. 職を失って生活が大変になった。

使い方ガイド

場面: career, business, daily conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 職 combines 耳 (ear) and 戠 (a phonetic component). Originally related to listening to orders and fulfilling duties, it evolved to mean one's assigned role or occupation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal