勤め先|つとめさきtsutomesaki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounplace of work
   彼かれの勤め先つとめさきはどこですか。↗

   Where does he work?

• Synonym職場しょくばNeutralRefers to the workplace or work environment, as in 「職場の人間関係」; 「勤め先」 points to the company you belong to rather than the setting.
• Synonym仕事場しごとばNeutralMeans the place where you actually do the work, e.g. a writer's 「仕事場」; it stresses the physical work site, not the employer.
• Synonym勤務場所きんむばしょWrittenWritten/formal word for one's place of work, typical on forms and documents; in everyday speech 「勤め先」 or 「職場」 is more natural.
• Related勤め口つとめぐちCasualColloquial word for a job or position to be employed in, as in 「勤め口を探す」; it centers on finding work, not the company itself.
• Antonym自宅じたくNeutralOne's own home; it stands opposite 「勤め先」 in the sense of where you work versus where you live.

Use 「勤め先」 for the company or organization you work for, as in 「勤め先の電話番号」. For the work environment say 「職場」, for the actual work site 「仕事場」, for a job opening (colloquial) 「勤め口」, and on forms 「勤務場所」; 「自宅」 is the opposite.

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1. 仕事しごとをしている会社かいしゃや職場しょくばのこと。