Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 就職する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 就しゅう 職しょく する 就しゅう 職しょく しない Polite 就しゅう 職しょく します 就しゅう 職しょく しません Past polite 就しゅう 職しょく しました 就しゅう 職しょく しませんでした Past 就しゅう 職しょく した 就しゅう 職しょく しなかった Te-form 就しゅう 職しょく して 就しゅう 職しょく しないで Desire 就しゅう 職しょく したい 就しゅう 職しょく したくない Potential 就しゅう 職しょく できる 就しゅう 職しょく できない Passive 就しゅう 職しょく される 就しゅう 職しょく されない Causative 就しゅう 職しょく させる 就しゅう 職しょく させない Causative passive 就しゅう 職しょく させられる 就しゅう 職しょく させられない Volitional 就しゅう 職しょく しよう Polite volitional 就しゅう 職しょく しましょう Imperative 就しゅう 職しょく しろ 就しゅう 職しょく するな Conditional 就しゅう 職しょく すれば 就しゅう 職しょく しなければ Tara conditional 就しゅう 職しょく したら 就しゅう 職しょく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 就しゅう 職しょく する to get a job at 〈company/place〉
He got a job at that company.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 就しゅう 職しょく が 決き まる for someone's job to be settled/finalized
My son's job offer was finalized.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 への 就しゅう 職しょく を 希き 望ぼう する to hope/wish to get a job at 〈place/field〉
She hopes to find a job in the IT industry.
就しゅう 職しょく に 有ゆう 利り だ to be advantageous for job hunting
This qualification is advantageous for finding a job.
Kanji 就 concerning, settle, take position Related words· 7 就活 is the casual, shortened form used mainly by students for the process of job hunting, while 就職 refers to the act or result of actually getting a job.
転職 means changing to a new job when you already have one, whereas 就職 usually refers to landing your first job or any new job in general.
入社 specifically means joining a particular company (the moment of entry), while 就職 is the broader concept of securing employment anywhere.
求職 describes actively looking for a job, while 就職 refers to actually getting hired and starting work.
Show 3 more Show fewer 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.
就職 means getting or starting a job, whereas 就労 refers to the ongoing state of being employed or working.
就職 means getting a job or entering employment in general, whereas 就任 specifically refers to assuming a formal position or office.
Opposites· 6 退職 means leaving or retiring from a job, the opposite process of 就職 , which means starting one.
失業 describes the state of being unemployed, the opposite condition of 就職 , which describes having found work.
進学 (continuing on to higher education) is often contrasted with 就職 (getting a job instead of continuing school).
Show 3 more Show fewer 就職 means getting a job or starting employment, the opposite process to 離職 , which means leaving one's job.
就職 means getting a job after finishing school, the typical alternative path to 大学進学 for students after high school.
就職する means to get a job or start employment, the opposite action of 辞める , which means to quit one.
Don't confuse with· 9 就任 means taking up an official post or position (often senior or formal), while 就職 simply means getting an ordinary job.
就学 means entering or attending school, not the workforce, despite sharing the 就 kanji with 就職 .
就職 means 'getting a job' (starting employment), while 内職 means doing extra work on the side, so learners may mix up the two 職 compounds despite their different meanings.
Show 6 more Show fewer 就職 and 無職 share the kanji 職 and look similar, but 就職 means the act of getting a job, while 無職 describes the state of currently having none.
就職 (finding employment) sounds similar to 要職 but has nothing to do with the level of the position, only with getting hired.
求人 is the employer's act of advertising a job opening, whereas 就職 is the job seeker's act of actually getting hired.
就職 is the act of getting employed or finding a job, while 職業 refers to the type of occupation itself, not the act of obtaining it.
就職 describes getting a job from the job-seeker's point of view, whereas 雇用 describes hiring from the employer's or system's point of view.
就職 specifically means getting a job, while 進路 refers more broadly to any future course after graduation, which could include 就職 or further education.
Word family· 17 job hunting; job searching
reemployment; returning to work
place of employment; employer
job opening; employment opportunity; position
time of employment; when starting a job
Show 5 more Show fewer employment rate; job placement rate
employed person; person who has found employment
difficulty finding employment; job shortage
career counseling; job placement guidance
job placement; employment assistance
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Etymology Compound of 就 (しゅう , 'to take up, to engage in') and 職 (しょく , 'job, occupation'). The meaning is straightforward from its components.
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