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職探し (shokusagashi) Japanese meaning: job hunting | Kotomora

職しょく探さがし

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Meanings

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job hunting; job searching

The act of looking for employment; a common noun for the job-search process.

彼かれは毎まい日にち職しょく探さがしをしている。

Kanji

職post, employment, work
探grope, search, look for

Related words

就しゅう活かつ
就活 is a more formal abbreviation of 就職活動, often used for structured job-hunting by students or career-changers, while 職探し is a general, everyday term for looking for a job.

Built from

He is job hunting every day.

職しょく探さがしは大たい変へんだが、あきらめないで。

Job searching is tough, but don't give up.

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Etymology

Compound of 職 (shoku, 'job') and 探し (sagashi, 'searching'), the noun form of 探す (sagasu, 'to look for').