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Kotomora

就

concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

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

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  • 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)

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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.