就
concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
Readings
On'yomi
- シュウ
- ジュ
Kun'yomi
- つ.く
- つ.ける
Nanori
- たか
- なり
Meaning
就 centers on moving toward and settling into a role or state: taking a position, settling into a job, or departing to start something. The meanings 'concerning' and 'study' extend from the idea of directing oneself toward a subject or task.
Most common words using 就
20 of 95- 就職しゅうしょくN3
finding employment; getting a job
- 就任しゅうにんN2
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
- 就くつくN3
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed
- 就活しゅうかつ
job hunting; job searching
- 就寝しゅうしん
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
- 就業しゅうぎょうN1
employment; starting work
- 就労しゅうろう
working; being employed; being hired
- 成就じょうじゅ
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
- 就学しゅうがく
entering school; school attendance
- 就けるつける
to install (a king, emperor, etc.)
- 就航しゅうこう
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
- 就役しゅうえき
being placed on duty
- 就いてはついては
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard; in this connection
- 去就きょしゅう
leaving or staying
- 就農しゅうのう
working in agriculture
- 就中なかんずく
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
- 就いてついて
about; concerning; as to; regarding
- 就職活動しゅうしょくかつどうN3
job hunting; job searching
- 就きましてはつきましてはN1
in line with this; therefore
- ソーシャル就活ソーシャルしゅうかつ
job-hunting via a social networking service (e.g. Facebook)
Study
Etymology
就 combines 京 (a high mound or capital) with 尤 (a variant of 尢, suggesting a bent or leaning figure). The original idea may have been a person approaching or settling at a high place, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a person (尤, like a bent figure) approaching a tall capital building (京) to take up a new position. They settle in and begin their study of the new role.
Reading mnemonic
For シュウ, imagine settling into a new job and receiving your first pair of shoes as a uniform: shoes -> シュウ, and you take your position.