JLPT N4 · At work

職業

しょくぎょう

occupation

Stroke order of 職業

2 characters, 31 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

職 · 18 strokes業 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

職 is an ear 耳 listening to words 戠, and 業 is business: your trade.

Parts: 職 job + 業 business

Example sentence

ご職業は何ですか。

ごしょくぎょうはなんですか。

What is your occupation?

Words with 職

退職leaving a job; retirement 就職finding employment 職場workplace 転職job change 就職活動job hunting 職員staff member

Words with 業

産業industry 工業industry 作業work; task 卒業graduation 残業overtime work 営業sales; business operations 失業unemployment 事業business; enterprise 授業class; lesson 農業agriculture 漁業fishing industry 商業commerce 工業製品industrial goods 企業enterprise 業界industry; business world 卒業式graduation ceremony

More words: At work

会議室meeting room 部長department head 課長section chief 社員employee 同僚colleague 受付reception desk 書類documents 休憩break; rest 通勤commuting 技術technology; skill 会計accounting; bill 産業industry 貿易trade 輸出export 輸入import

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