在職|ざいしょくzaishoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing in office; holding a position; employment; service
    He visited Japan while he was President.
Conjugation
Dictionary form在職する(ざいしょくする)
Polite (masu)在職します(ざいしょくします)
Negative (nai)在職しない(ざいしょくしない)
polite (masen)在職しません(ざいしょくしません)
classical zu / nu在職せず・在職せぬ(ざいしょくせず・ざいしょくせぬ)
Past (ta)在職した(ざいしょくした)
polite (mashita)在職しました(ざいしょくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)在職しなかった(ざいしょくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)在職しませんでした(ざいしょくしませんでした)
Te form在職して(ざいしょくして)
Potential在職できる(ざいしょくできる)
Passive在職される(ざいしょくされる)
Causative在職させる(ざいしょくさせる)
Causative passive在職させられる(ざいしょくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)在職すれば(ざいしょくすれば)
tara在職したら(ざいしょくしたら)
Volitional在職しよう(ざいしょくしよう)
polite (mashou)在職しましょう(ざいしょくしましょう)
Imperative在職しろ(ざいしょくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related就業しゅうぎょうWrittenEngaging in work or having a job; formal, common in statistics and rules such as 「就業規則」, while 「在職」 stresses currently holding a post.
  • Related就労しゅうろうWrittenWorking or being employed; formal, seen mainly in visa and labor-law contexts, while 「在職」 focuses on the period one holds a position.
  • Antonym退職たいしょくNeutralLeaving a post by resigning or retiring; the direct opposite of 「在職」 and the most common of these words.
  • Antonym離職りしょくWrittenLeaving a job for some reason, voluntarily or not; formal, mostly in statistics and administrative use; the opposite of 「在職」.
  • Antonym失職しっしょくWrittenLosing one's post, usually involuntarily or for legal reasons; formal; contrasts with 「在職」, which is about holding a position.

For being in a post, say 「在職中」 or 「在職期間」. To leave a job, 「退職」 is the usual choice; 「離職」 suits statistics and administrative writing, and 「失職」 for losing the post involuntarily.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 職務しょくむに就ついていること。地位ちいや職しょくを持もって働はたらいていること。
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