定てい職しょく

noun

steady job; regular employment; occupation

Refers to a stable, long-term job or one's regular field of work. Often used in contexts of employment status, such as 定職に就く (to find steady work) or 定職がない (without a regular job).

• 彼かれはまだ定てい職しょくに就ついていない。

  He hasn't found a steady job yet.

• 定てい職しょくがあれば生せい活かつが安あん定ていする。

  If you have regular employment, your life becomes stable.