Vocabulary

What does 職業 (しょくぎょう, shokugyou) mean?

職業 (しょくぎょう, shokugyou) means occupation, profession.

Quick facts
Readingしょくぎょう
Romajishokugyou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しょくぎょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshokugyou

occupation, profession

  1. 1noun occupation; profession; job

Example sentences

  • What is your occupation?

  • I think being a doctor is a fine profession.

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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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