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就職運動 (shuushokuundou) Japanese meaning: job hunting | Kotomora

就しゅう職しょく運うん動どう

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Meanings

1

job hunting; job searching

Refers to the process of actively seeking employment, including activities like attending career fairs, submitting applications, and interviewing.

彼かれは卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、すぐに就しゅう職しょく

運うん

動どう

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He started job hunting right after graduation.

就しゅう職しょく運うん動どうの一いっ環かんとして、企き業ぎょう説せつ明めい会かいに参さん加かした。

As part of my job search, I attended a company information session.

Kanji

就concerning, settle, take position
職post, employment, work
運carry, luck, destiny
動move, motion, change

Related words

就しゅう活かつ
A common abbreviation for 就職活動, which is more widely used in modern Japanese than 就職運動. 就職運動 can sound slightly more formal or dated.
就しゅう職しょく活かつ動どう
The full form of 就活, and a near-synonym of 就職運動. 就職運動 may imply a more organized or campaign-like effort.

Built from

就しゅう職しょく+運うん動どう

Etymology

Compound of 就職 (shūshoku, 'finding employment') and 運動 (undō, 'movement' or 'campaign'). The term likely emerged in the early 20th century as a formal expression for organized job-seeking activities.