Vocabulary

What does 役職 (やくしょく, yakushoku) mean?

役職 (やくしょく, yakushoku) means post, managerial position.

Quick facts
Readingやくしょく
Romajiyakushoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
やくしょく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyakushoku

post, managerial position

  1. 1noun post; official position
  2. 2noun managerial position; executive position

Example sentences

  • He took up a post five years after joining the company.

  • The higher the position, the heavier the responsibility.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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