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How to say 'Job change' in Japanese | 転職

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The Japanese word for Job change is 'Tenshoku', written as 転職 in Japanese.'Job change' in hiragana is てんしょく.

    word

    転職

    Meaning

    Job change

    Reading

    てんしょく

    tenshoku

    Kanji

    転Revolve 職Employment

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '転職 (てんしょく)' refers to the act of changing one's job or career. It is commonly used when someone leaves their current job to start a new one, often in a different company or field. This term is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: I am thinking about changing jobs「転職を考えています」(てんしょくをかんがえています). He successfully changed jobs last year「彼は去年転職に成功しました」(かれはきょねんてんしょくにせいこうしました). The word is often associated with career development or seeking better opportunities.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6627

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 転職

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    転

    Meaning

    Revolve

  • kanji

    職

    Meaning

    Employment

Words Related to 転職 Through the Kanji 転

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 転 as well.

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    運転

    Meaning

    Driving

  • word

    運転手

    Meaning

    Driver

  • word

    転ぶ

    Meaning

    Fall

  • word

    転換

    Meaning

    Conversion, Shift

  • word

    自転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    転がす

    Meaning

    Roll

  • word

    移転

    Meaning

    Relocation

  • word

    転がる

    Meaning

    Roll

  • word

    転ずる

    Meaning

    Change

  • word

    転勤

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    寝転ぶ

    Meaning

    Lie

Words Related to 転職 Through the Kanji 職

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 職 as well.

  • word

    就職

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    職

    Meaning

    Job, Profession

  • word

    職員

    Meaning

    Staff

  • word

    職場

    Meaning

    Workplace

  • word

    職人

    Meaning

    Craftsman

  • word

    職務

    Meaning

    Duties

  • word

    退職

    Meaning

    Retirement

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What does 'Tenshoku' (転職) mean?

'Tenshoku' means 'Job change' .

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