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How to say 'Employment' in Japanese | 従業

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The Japanese word for Employment is 'Juugyou', written as 従業 in Japanese.'Employment' in hiragana is じゅうぎょう.

    word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

    Reading

    じゅうぎょう

    juugyou

    Kanji

    従Follow, Obey 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '従業 (じゅうぎょう)' refers to 'employment' or 'working'. It is often used in formal or business contexts to describe the state of being employed or the act of working for a company or organization. For example: He is seeking employment「彼は従業を求めている」(かれはじゅうぎょうをもとめている). The company provides stable employment「その会社は安定した従業を提供する」(そのかいしゃはあんていしたじゅうぎょうをていきょうする). Note that this term is more formal and less commonly used in everyday conversation compared to words like '仕事 (しごと)' (work/job).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    2766

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 従業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    従

    Meaning

    Follow, Obey

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 従業 Through the Kanji 従

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 従 as well.

  • word

    従う

    Meaning

    Follow, Obey

  • word

    従来

    Meaning

    Tradition

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    従事

    Meaning

    Engagement

Words Related to 従業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

  • word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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What does 'Juugyou' (従業) mean?

'Juugyou' means 'Employment' .

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