職|しょくshoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)job; work; employment; occupation; position
   職探しょくさがしはどうなったの？↗

   How is your job hunting going?
2. noun, noun (suffix)duties
3. noun, noun (suffix)trade; skill

• Synonym稼業かぎょうNeutralA trade one lives by, as in 「農業を稼業とする」; sometimes self-deprecating, as in 「役者稼業」.
• Synonym職業しょくぎょうNeutralA category of occupation; leans formal. 「職」 appears in 「職に就く」「職を失う」 and is shorter than 「職業」.
• Related就労しゅうろうNeutralBeing employed or engaged in work (「就労ビザ」); mostly in visa and legal contexts.
• Related雇用こようNeutralEmployment from the employer's side, hiring people to work (「雇用契約」).
• Related就業しゅうぎょうNeutralBeing employed or starting work (「就業時間」); leans formal.
• Related在職ざいしょくNeutralBeing in a post (「在職中」); stresses the period one holds the job.
• RelatedエンプロイメントWrittenLoanword, rarely used in Japanese; say 「雇用」 in everyday speech.
• Antonym無職むしょくNeutralHaving no job, being unemployed (「無職の人」); the opposite of 「職」.

For a job or post, 「職」 appears in set phrases like 「職に就く」. Use 「職業」 for a type of occupation, 「就職」/「就業」 for employment, 「雇用」 for hiring, 「在職」 for holding a post; the opposite is 「無職」.

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1. （ショク）職務しょくむ。職業しょくぎょう。