職業

• 読み: しょくぎょう
• ローマ字: shokugyou
• 漢字の分解: 職 (shoku) — employment, post, office; 業 (gyou) — business, industry, work
• 発音: /ɕo.kɯ.gʲoː/

意味

Occupation; profession. The type of work someone does as their main job.

A formal noun used on official documents, applications, and in polite conversation to ask about or describe someone's line of work. More formal than 仕事 (shigoto), which simply means 'work' or 'job.'

例文

1. あなたの職業は何ですか。
2. 父の職業は医者です。
3. この書類に職業を書いてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: official documents, interviews, formal introductions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 職 (shoku, employment/post) and 業 (gyou, work/industry). Both kanji relate to work, combining to emphasize the professional nature of one's occupation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal