漢字道KANJIDO

18 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 518 strokesRadical
On
ショク
Kun
Meaning
job; occupation; post

Origin

ORIGIN

耳 "ear" plus 戠 "to mark down"; the duty of listening and recording — hence "post, occupation."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショク職業・職務・就職

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 職業しょくぎょう

    occupation

  • 就職しゅうしょく

    getting a job

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

姉は今年、就職した。

My older sister got a job this year.

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