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職業婦人 (しょくぎょうふじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
career woman ; working woman
A somewhat dated term for a woman who pursues a professional career, often used in historical or mid-20th-century contexts. Modern Japanese more commonly uses キャリアウーマン or 働く女性.
祖そ 母ぼ は 当とう 時じ 珍めずら しかっ た 職しょく 業ぎょう 婦ふ 人じん と し て 銀ぎん 行こう に 勤つと め て い た 。
My grandmother worked at a bank as a career woman, which was rare at the time.
Kanji 業 business, vocation, arts Similar words キャリアウーマン Modern, common loanword for 'career woman'; 職業婦人 is older and less frequently used today.
働はたら く 女じょ 性せい Neutral, contemporary phrase meaning 'working woman'; 職業婦人 carries a historical nuance.
Etymology Compound of 職業 (shokugyō, 'occupation') and 婦人 (fujin, 'woman, lady'). The term gained currency in early 20th-century Japan as women entered the professional workforce.
