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職業

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

職業 — “occupation, profession”

職業 (read しょくぎょう) means occupation, profession. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しょくぎょう

Meaning

occupation, profession

職業 in a sentence

あなたの職業しょくぎょうは何なんですか。

What is your occupation?

The kanji in 職業

職occupation, job
業occupation, business, work

Words that share a kanji with 職業

就職しゅうしょく— finding employment, getting a job
職しょく— job, occupation, post
職人しょくにん— craftsman, artisan, skilled worker
授業じゅぎょう— a class (of school)
卒業するそつぎょうする— to graduate
残業するざんぎょうする— to work overtime
産業さんぎょう— industry
工業こうぎょう— manufacturing industry, industry

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