Memory phrase for the Kanji: 職


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Meaning

job, employment, work

Pronunciation

SHOKU

Explanation

Left: ear , center: sound (Stand up in the day with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd

Mnemonic

The ear hears the sound of the halberds and knows there is a job to do.

Radicals

earShows the picture of an ear.
Sound of halberdsCombination of sound and halberd
musicStand up with the sun and listen to the sound.
halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae Other radicals with weapons are:
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Vocabulary

 求職  きゅうしょく  search for a job, seeking employment
 職  しょく  employment
 職業  しょくぎょう  occupation, business
 職場  しょくば  ones post, place of work, workplace
 就職  しゅうしょく  finding employment, inauguration
 役職  やくしょく  managerial position, official position
 教職  きょうしょく  teaching certificate, the teaching profession
 職人  しょくにん  worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman
 職務  しょくむ  professional duties


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