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employment

JLPT N3 Grade 5 18 strokes
On'yomi
ショク・ソク

職 means "employment". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 18 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ショク・ソク. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

職 in example sentences

  • むしょくなの?

    Mushoku na no?

    Are you out of work?

  • じしょくします。

    Jishoku shimasu.

    I quit.

  • トムは退たいしょくした。

    Tomu wa taishoku shita.

    Tom resigned.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 職

Common questions

What does the kanji 職 mean?
職 means "employment". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 職 have?
職 is written in 18 strokes.
How is 職 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ショク・ソク.
What JLPT level is 職?
職 is a JLPT N3 kanji.