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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: post, employment, work

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ショク, ソク

Composition: 耳 戠

職

Radical

Radical: 耳

Reading: みみへん

Meaning: ear

Strokes: 6

Reading: みみへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

職(しょく)   job

職業(しょくぎょう)   occupation

職場(しょくば)   workplace

職務(しょくむ)   professional duties

職員室(しょくいんしつ)   teachers'/faculty room

無職(むしょく)   unemployed [n.]

就職する(しゅうしょくする)   find employment

退職する(たいしょくする)   retire

Onyomi Examples

職 (ショク) job, work, employment, occupation, position, duties, trade, skill

職員 (ショクイン) staff member, employee, worker, personnel

住職 (ジュウショク) chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

休職 (キュウショク) temporary retirement, leave of absence, suspension from office

職 (ショク) job, work, employment, occupation, position, duties, trade, skill

有職 (ユウショク) holding a job, being employed, gainful employment, being learned, being knowledgeable, having great artistic talent, being a skilled performer, being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households

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