仕し事ごと

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仕事する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	仕し事ごとする	仕し事ごとしない
Polite	仕し事ごとします	仕し事ごとしません
Past polite	仕し事ごとしました	仕し事ごとしませんでした
Past	仕し事ごとした	仕し事ごとしなかった
Te-form	仕し事ごとして	仕し事ごとしないで
Desire	仕し事ごとしたい	仕し事ごとしたくない
Potential	仕し事ごとできる	仕し事ごとできない
Passive	仕し事ごとされる	仕し事ごとされない
Causative	仕し事ごとさせる	仕し事ごとさせない
Causative passive	仕し事ごとさせられる	仕し事ごとさせられない
Volitional	仕し事ごとしよう
Polite volitional	仕し事ごとしましょう
Imperative	仕し事ごとしろ	仕し事ごとするな
Conditional	仕し事ごとすれば	仕し事ごとしなければ
Tara conditional	仕し事ごとしたら	仕し事ごとしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

work; job; task; occupation

Broad term for work, job, or task. Can refer to employment, a specific assignment, or the act of working. Often used with する to mean 'to work'.

今日きょうは仕し事ごとがたくさんある。
I have a lot of work today.
彼かれは銀ぎん行こうで仕し事ごとをしている。
He works at a bank.
この仕し事ごとを明日あしたまでに終おわらせなければならない。
I have to finish this task by tomorrow.

noun

work (physics)

physics

Physics term for work done by a force. Technical use; not common in everyday conversation.

物ぶつ理り学がくでは、仕し事ごとは力ちからと距きょ離りの積せきで定てい義ぎされる。
In physics, work is defined as the product of force and distance.

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Usage patterns

仕し事ごとに行いくto go to work
父ちちは毎まい朝あさ七しち時じに仕し事ごとに行いく。
My father goes to work at seven every morning.
仕し事ごとを探さがすto look for a job
大だい学がくを卒そつ業ぎょうしてから仕し事ごとを探さがしている。
I've been looking for a job since graduating from university.
仕し事ごとに就つくto get a job; to take up a position
彼かれは念ねん願がんの仕し事ごとに就ついた。
He landed the job he had long wished for.
仕し事ごとが忙いそがしいto be busy with work
最さい近きん仕し事ごとが忙いそがしくて休やすむ時じ間かんがない。
I've been so busy with work lately that I have no time to rest.
〈人ひと〉に仕し事ごとを頼たのむto ask someone to do a task
課か長ちょうは新しん人じんに仕し事ごとを頼たのんだ。
The section chief asked the new employee to do a task.
仕し事ごとに追おわれるto be swamped with work
彼かの女じょはいつも仕し事ごとに追おわれている。
She's always swamped with work.

Expressions· 9

仕し事ごとが恋こい人びとmarried to one's work; work is one's lover
仕し事ごとに勤いそしむwork diligently; apply oneself to one's work
仕し事ごとに堪たえるbe fit for work; be capable of handling the job
仕し事ごとに掛かかるget to work; start working
仕し事ごとを上あげるfinish the work; complete the job

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仕し事ごとを済すますfinish one's work; get one's work done
仕し事ごとを辞やめるquit one's job; resign
仕し事ごとにならないunable to do one's work; can't get anything done

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Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
事matter, thing, fact

Related words· 21

労ろう働どうN3sense 1
労働 emphasizes physical labor or toil, while 仕事 is the general word for any job, task, or work.
勤きん務むN2sense 1
勤務 focuses on being on duty or serving at a workplace, while 仕事 refers more broadly to the job or tasks themselves.
職しょく業ぎょうN3sense 1
職業 is the formal term for one's profession or occupation as a category, while 仕事 is the everyday word for work or a job.
業ぎょう務むN1sense 1
業務 refers to official duties or business operations within an organization, while 仕事 is the general, everyday word for work.

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作さ業ぎょうN3sense 1
作業 describes a specific, often physical or technical task or operation, while 仕事 covers work or jobs in general.
働はたらき口ぐち
仕事 is the general word for a job or work, while 働き口 specifically means an available opening or position one can apply for.
働はたらきN3
仕事 is the general word for work, a job, or a task, while 働き more often points to the act of working, one's contribution, or a thing's function.
勤つとめN3
仕事 is the general word for work or a job, while 勤め specifically emphasizes being employed by and serving an employer.
タスク
仕事 is a broad native word for work or a job in general, while タスク specifically refers to a single defined piece of work or assignment.
職しょくN3
仕事 is the everyday, general word for work or a job, while 職 sounds more formal and often refers to one's official occupation or post.
ジョブ
仕事 is the native, all-purpose Japanese word for work or a job, while ジョブ is a loanword mostly heard in business jargon or computing contexts.
業ぎょうN2
仕事 is the general, everyday word for work or a job, while 業 is more formal and refers to one's profession, trade, or industry as a category.
営いとなみ
仕事 is the standard, concrete word for 'job/work', while 営み is a more abstract or literary way to refer to one's occupation as a life pursuit.
ワーク
仕事 is the basic everyday Japanese word for a job or work, while ワーク is a katakana loanword used mainly in modern compound expressions.
職しょく務むN1
仕事 is the everyday, general word for job or work, while 職務 refers specifically to the formal duties attached to a position.
稼か業ぎょう
仕事 is the everyday, neutral word for work or job, while 稼業 is a more formal, old-fashioned term for one's trade or means of livelihood.
商しょう売ばいN3
仕事 is the everyday, general word for work or a job, while 商売 specifically implies buying, selling, or running a trade for a living.
用よう事じN5
仕事 refers to work or one's job in a broad sense, while 用事 is a specific task or errand, often personal rather than professional.
ビジネスN2
仕事 is the general word for work or job, while ビジネス specifically refers to commercial or corporate activity.
勤きん労ろうN1
仕事 is the everyday word for a job or task, whereas 勤労 is an abstract, formal term for diligent labor used mainly in writing or official language.
任にん務むN1
仕事 is the general, everyday word for work or a job, while 任務 is more formal and implies a specific assigned duty or mission.

Opposites

休やすみN5sense 1
休み means rest or a day off, the natural opposite of 仕事 in daily life.
レジャーN2
仕事 refers to work or labor, the everyday opposite of レジャー's free-time recreation.
遊あそびN4
仕事 means work or one's job, standing in direct contrast to 遊び, which means play or leisure.

Don't confuse with

仕し事ごと場ば
仕事 means 'work' or 'job' itself, while 仕事場 refers to the physical place where that work happens.

Word family· 71

仕し事ごと場ば
workplace; place of work; work area
力ちから仕し事ごと
physical work; manual labor
手て仕し事ごと
handwork; handcraft; manual labor
やっつけ仕し事ごと
rush job; slipshod work; quick-and-dirty job
仕し事ごとぶりN2
the way one works; one's working manner

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お仕し事ごと
work; job; task
一ひと仕し事ごと
a task; a bit of work · difficult task; hard work
下した仕し事ごと
preparatory work; groundwork; subcontract work
仕し事ごと中ちゅう
at work; working; in the middle of work
仕し事ごと人にん
professional; expert; reliable worker
仕し事ごと先さき
place of work; workplace
仕し事ごと口ぐち
work opening; job position
仕し事ごと台だい
workbench; work table
仕し事ごと師し
skilled worker; craftsman; schemer

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Written forms

仕し事ごとUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
シゴトUsage<1%

Etymology

Formed from し, the continuative form of する “do,” and こと “thing; matter,” with voicing to ごと: literally “something done.” The spellings 仕事 and 為事 coexisted before 仕事 became standard.