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職能 (shokunou) Japanese meaning: occupational ability | Kotomora
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This training aims to improve employees' occupational abilities.
Usage patterns 職しょく 能のう を 発はっ 揮き する to demonstrate one's professional competence
He demonstrated his professional competence in the new department.
職しょく 能のう を 高たか める to improve one's occupational skill
Employees' occupational skills are improved through training.
職しょく 能のう を 果は たす to fulfill one's function or role
It is important for each department to fulfill its function.
職しょく 能のう に 応おう じた 〈 物もの 〉 something determined according to one's occupational competence
Salary is paid according to one's occupational competence.
Related words 職務 refers to the actual duties or responsibilities of a job, while 職能 emphasizes the ability or role needed to carry them out.
技能 refers to concrete technical or practical skills, while 職能 covers a broader set of professional competencies expected in a job.
機能 is a general term for the function of anything (machines, organs, systems), whereas 職能 refers specifically to a person's or position's occupational function.
能力 is a general word for ability or capacity in any context, while 職能 specifically means the ability needed for a particular occupation.
役割 emphasizes the part someone plays within a group or organization, while 職能 focuses more narrowly on the professional function tied to a job.
Word family salary based on work evaluation; merit-based pay
professional association; professional body
vocational representation system
Etymology Compound of 職 (occupation, job) and 能 (ability, function). The combination naturally yields the meanings of occupational ability and professional function.
