Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 就業する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 就しゅう 業ぎょう する 就しゅう 業ぎょう しない Polite 就しゅう 業ぎょう します 就しゅう 業ぎょう しません Past polite 就しゅう 業ぎょう しました 就しゅう 業ぎょう しませんでした Past 就しゅう 業ぎょう した 就しゅう 業ぎょう しなかった Te-form 就しゅう 業ぎょう して 就しゅう 業ぎょう しないで Desire 就しゅう 業ぎょう したい 就しゅう 業ぎょう したくない Potential 就しゅう 業ぎょう できる 就しゅう 業ぎょう できない Passive 就しゅう 業ぎょう される 就しゅう 業ぎょう されない Causative 就しゅう 業ぎょう させる 就しゅう 業ぎょう させない Causative passive 就しゅう 業ぎょう させられる 就しゅう 業ぎょう させられない Volitional 就しゅう 業ぎょう しよう Polite volitional 就しゅう 業ぎょう しましょう Imperative 就しゅう 業ぎょう しろ 就しゅう 業ぎょう するな Conditional 就しゅう 業ぎょう すれば 就しゅう 業ぎょう しなければ Tara conditional 就しゅう 業ぎょう したら 就しゅう 業ぎょう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 就しゅう 業ぎょう する someone is employed / engaged in work
She is currently employed working from home.
就しゅう 業ぎょう を 開かい 始し する to begin work / start the workday
Our company begins the workday at 9 a.m.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 就しゅう 業ぎょう する to work at a certain place
Many foreigners are employed at this factory.
就しゅう 業ぎょう 前まえ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something before the workday starts
More employees are stretching before starting work.
Kanji 就 concerning, settle, take position 業 business, vocation, arts Related words· 6 雇用 emphasizes the employer's act of hiring or maintaining employment, while 就業 focuses on the worker actually being engaged in or starting work.
就職 refers to the act of landing a job, often after job hunting, whereas 就業 is the more administrative term for being employed or starting work.
就労 is nearly identical to 就業 but is especially common in legal/visa contexts like 就労ビザ , while 就業 is the broader administrative term for employment status.
始業 is the plain, direct word for the start of the workday or school day, while 就業 in this sense appears mainly in formal notices like 就業開始 .
Show 2 more Show fewer 就業 refers to the legal or administrative state of being employed (as in 就業規則 ), whereas 勤務 focuses on the ongoing act of working.
就業 is used for starting or being engaged in work, especially in phrases like 就業時間 , while 従業 is a more formal, often legal/corporate term for the state of employment.
Don't confuse with 就業 and 就労 sound and look similar, but 就業 emphasizes being at work or work hours (e.g. 就業時間 ), while 就労 focuses on the legal or social status of being employed.
就業 refers to being employed or engaged in work as an ongoing state, whereas 始業 refers to the specific time each day when work or school begins; note that 就業 sounds identical to 終業 (end of work), which adds to the confusion.
就業 means starting or engaging in work/employment, while 就学 means entering or attending school; the two share the kanji 就 and are often confused in formal writing.
Word family· 9 place of work; workplace
employment rate; percentage of employment
employed person; worker
work force; employed population
number of working days; days worked
Show 4 more Show fewer work hours; working hours
job opportunity; employment opportunity
work regulations; employment rules
unstable employment; precarious work
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound written with 就 , associated with taking up or engaging in something, and 業 , meaning work, occupation, or business; the spelling transparently matches the workplace meaning.
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