► 動詞
働く [はたらく] meaning: job rank: 1
☆ 彼女は教師として働いている ⇨ She is working as a teacher (☛ Work for living)
失業 [しつぎょう] [失業する] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 疫病で多くの人が失業した ⇨ Many people lost their jobs because of the pandemic
務める [(3)つとめる] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 彼は十年間研究所の所長を務めた ⇨ He worked as the director of the research center for 10 years (☛ Work at a certain position)
勤める [(3)つとめる] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 彼は銀行に勤めている ⇨ He works for a bank (☛ Work for a company, organization)
勤務 [(1)きんむ] [勤務する] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は広島の工場に勤務している ⇨ He is working at a factory in Hiroshima (☛ Work at a specific location and/or position)
就職 [しゅうしょく] [就職する] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は大学を卒業して就職した ⇨ He graduated from college and got a job (☛ Usually about the first full-time job after school graduation)
携わる [(4)たずさわる] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は医療に携わっている ⇨ He works in healthcare
勤まる [(3)つとまる] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ あんなバカに社長が勤まるとは思えない ⇨ I can’t imagine that idiot can function as, fulfil the responsibility of, a CEO (☛ Do a job competently. Often used sarcastically)
勤続 [きんぞく] [勤続する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は同じ会社に四十年勤続した ⇨ He worked 40 years for the same company (☛ Work continuously for the same company, which is common in Japan)
兼業 [けんぎょう] [兼業する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼等は農業と食堂を兼業している ⇨ They run both a farm and a restaurant
在任 [ざいにん] [在任する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼が在任している間、多数の大事件が起こった ⇨ Many major incidents occurred while he was at the post, in the office
執務 [(1)しつむ] [執務する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 首相は入院中の病院で執務している ⇨ The prime minister is working at the hospital he is staying (☛ Do office work)
就労 [しゅうろう] [就労する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 農業に就労している人口 ⇨ The population working in farming (☛ A term typically used in economics statistics)
従事 [(1)じゅうじ] [従事する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は農業に従事している ⇨ He is practicing agriculture (☛ To work in the field/domain of)
常勤 [じょうきん] [常勤する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ ダムには五人の作業員が毎日二十四時間常勤している ⇨ Always five workers are working 24 hours a day at the dam
怠業 [たいぎょう] [怠業する] meaning: job rank: 4
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立ち働く [(5)たちはたらく] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼女は一日中店で忙しく立ち働いている ⇨ She is busily working all day at the store (☛ work while walking around busily)
着任 [ちゃくにん] [着任する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 本社から送られてきた人事部長が着任した ⇨ A new HR manager sent from the headquarters has arrived and started to work (☛ Literally “arrive at assignment”)
内職 [ないしょく] [内職する] [coll] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は授業中内職しているところを教師に見つかった ⇨ The teacher found him doing something else during the class
☆ 彼は本職の他に幾つか内職している ⇨ He is doing some side work beside his day job
服務 [(1)ふくむ] [服務する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は北海道の基地に服務していた ⇨ He was serving at the base in Hokkaido (☛ Often refers to public service like military)
歴任 [れきにん] [歴任する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は軍の中で要職を歴任した ⇨ He has occupied many important posts in the military
内勤 [ないきん] [内勤する] meaning: job rank: 5
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► 名詞
仕事 [しごと] meaning: job rank: 1
☆ 彼はどんな仕事をしているんですか？ ⇨ What kind of work does he do?
☆ 彼は仕事を辞めた ⇨ He quit his job
☆ 教育制度を改革するのは大仕事だ ⇨ Reforming the educational system is a huge job
アルバイト [(3)あるばいと] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 彼女はレストランでアルバイトしている ⇨ She’s working part-time at restaurant (☛ Part-time jobs, especially for students. From German “arbeit”)
家事 [(1)かじ] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 私達は家事は夫婦で分担してやっている ⇨ We share housework, me and him/her (☛ Literally “house affair”. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc.)
作業 [(1)さぎょう] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 彼等は窓枠にガラスを取り付ける作業をしている ⇨ They are doing the work of installing glasses to window panes (☛ A specific task, typically manual labor)
失業 [しつぎょう] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 失業率 ⇨ Unemployment rate
職業 [(3)しょくぎょう] [liter] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ あなたの職業は何ですか？ ⇨ What is your occupation?
☆ 職業病 ⇨ Occupational disease
人事 [(1)じんじ] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 会社で人事異動の発表が有った ⇨ There was an announcement of personnel changes in the company (☛ Promotions and transfers of personnel)
御勤め [おつとめ] [coll] [polite] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ どちらに御勤めですか？ ⇨ Where do you work? What is your job?
キャリア [(1)きゃりあ] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ キャリアウーマン ⇨ A woman with a career (☛ Mispronounced “career”)
勤務 [(1)きんむ] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は五年間の海外勤務を経験した ⇨ He experienced five years of overseas work (☛ Work at a specific location and/or position)
使命 [(1)しめい] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は警察官としての使命感に燃えている ⇨ He is taking his job as a police officer extremely seriously
☆ 軍人は国を守るのが使命だ ⇨ The job of military officer is to defend their country (☛ An important and usually noble job)
就職 [しゅうしょく] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は大学四年生なので就職活動をしている ⇨ He is a college senior so is doing a job search (☛ Usually about the first full-time job after school graduation)
職 [しょく] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼は職探しをしている ⇨ He is looking for a job
☆ 彼は資金調達係という重要な職にある ⇨ He occupies an important post of the fundraiser
職務 [(1)しょくむ] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 大統領の職務を副大統領が代行した ⇨ The vice president performed the duties of the president as an acting president
☆ 警官は職務を遂行するために必要な権限を与えられている ⇨ Police officers are given the authorities necessary to perform his duties (☛ Specific assignments and duties of a particular job)
勤め [つとめ] [liter] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 毎日勤めを終えて家に着くのは深夜になる ⇨ Everyday I come home at midnight after finishing my work
共働き [ともばたらき] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 共働きの夫婦 ⇨ A husband and a wife who both have careers
任務 [(1)にんむ] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 彼の任務は敵の基地を偵察することだった ⇨ His assignment was to scout the enemy’s base (☛ Typically a special assignment)
就業 [しゅうぎょう] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 就業規則 ⇨ Workplace rules
職権 [しょっけん] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 職権濫用 ⇨ An abuse of job position (☛ The authority, benefits that come with a specific job position)
手作業 [(3)てさぎょう] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 全ての工程は手作業で行われる ⇨ The entire process is done by handwork
天職 [(1)てんしょく] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼女は看護師が天職だ ⇨ Nursing is her true calling (☛ Literally “heaven-designated job”)
非番 [ひばん] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 非番の警官が犯人を捕まえた ⇨ An off-duty police officer caught the suspect
副業 [ふくぎょう] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は副業で写真家をしている ⇨ He works as a photographer on the side, as a secondary job
本業 [ほんぎょう] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は趣味が本業になった ⇨ His hobby has eventually become his main job
本職 [ほんしょく] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は本職は会計士だ ⇨ His real job is an accountant
夜勤 [(1)やきん] [夜勤する] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼女は看護婦でいつも夜勤する ⇨ She is a nurse and always works night shifts (☛ Work at night)
役職 [やくしょく] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 一般的な日本の会社の役職名 ⇨ The common job titles in Japanese corporations (☛ Jobs, posts, in an organization hierarchy)
要職 [ようしょく] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 彼は大統領補佐官という要職にある ⇨ He is at the very important position of the president’s assistant (☛ An important post)
労災 [ろうさい] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 労災保険 ⇨ Workers’ comp insurance (☛ Literally “labor accident”)
労務 [(1)ろうむ] meaning: job rank: 4
☆ 会社の労務課 ⇨ The HR department of a company
► 形容動詞
無職 [(1)むしょく] meaning: job rank: 3
☆ 無職の男 ⇨ A man with no job
► 接尾辞
職 [しょく] meaning: job rank: 2
☆ 事務職、専門職 ⇨ A clerical job, skill job