Meaning

Primary

Job

Alternatives

Work, Occupation

Word Type

noun, する verb, の adjective

Explanation

Your "doing actions" are the things you do. What do you say when someone asks "what you do"? You tell them what your job is.

Reading

しごと
Kyoko
(Tokyo accent, female)
Kenichi
(Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the on'yomi reading for and the kun'yomi reading for . Please note that uses the reading こと, which you didn't learn with the kanji, but you have come across it once or twice by now, and because of the way rendaku works, it's changed to the voiced ごと.

Context

Patterns of Use

  • 仕事に〜
  • 仕事を〜
  • 〜の仕事

Common Word Combinations

  • 仕事に集中する
    to focus on one's work
    仕事に行く
    to go to work
    仕事に出かける
    to leave for work
  • 仕事を始める
    to begin work
    仕事をやる
    to do one's job
    仕事をする
    to do one's job
  • 今の仕事
    current job
    他の仕事
    other work, another job
    自分の仕事
    one's own work

Context Sentences

この仕事は、交通ひこみですか?

Does this job reimburse transportation costs?

赤ちゃんの仕事は泣くことです。

The business of a baby is to cry.

「時間内に、この仕事を終えられると思うか?」「さあ、それはどうかな。」

"Do you think we can finish this work in time?" "Well I wouldn’t bet on it."

Kanji Composition