job; work; occupation; position
General term for one's job, employment, or professional position. Can be used as a standalone noun or as a suffix in compound words like 会社員職 (company employee position).
彼は新しい職を探している。
He is looking for a new job.
彼女は管理職に就いた。
She took a managerial position.
Used for a skilled trade or craft, often in compound words like 職人 (craftsman) or 職芸 (craftsmanship). Less common as a standalone noun in this sense.
彼は職人の技を受け継いだ。
He inherited the skills of a craftsman.
Many people lost their jobs due to the recession.
He changed jobs at the age of thirty.
She carried out her duties to the very end.
He holds the position of company president.
finding employment; getting a job
retirement; resignation
craftsman; artisan; skilled worker
job change; career change; changing jobs
professional duties; official responsibilities
resignation
unemployed; without an occupation; jobless
post; position; official role · managerial position; executive role
current position; incumbent; present post
esteemed profession; venerable vocation · ministry; priesthood; holy orders
type of occupation; job category
corruption; bribery; graft
chief priest; head priest
public office; public position
reinstatement; return to work
leaving one's job; employment separation; losing one's job
leave of absence; temporary retirement; suspension from office
main job; principal occupation · professional; expert; specialist · I; me (used by officials)
teaching profession; teaching career · education of the laity
side job; side gig; side hustle · homeworking; piecework done at home · doing something else during class/meeting
job hunting; seeking employment
work history; employment record
suspension from office; disciplinary suspension
dismissal; discharge; removal from office
official authority; ex-officio authority; power
being in office; holding a position; employment
dying on duty; killed in the line of duty