# 就 — take up a post; settle in

就 means “take up a post; settle in”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu), ジュ (ju). Kun'yomi: つ(く) (tsuku). You'll see it in words such as 就く (tsuku, “to take; to assume”).

- Meaning: take up a post; settle in
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu), ジュ (ju)
- Kun'yomi: つ(く) (tsuku)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Work

## How to remember 就

Parts: 京 capital · 儿 legs · 丶 drop

## Words with 就

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 就く | つく (tsuku) | to take; to assume |

## More in the “Work” set

[佐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assist/) · [督](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supervise/) · [就](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-up-a-post/) · [僚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colleague/) · [功](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/merit/) · [稼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/earn/) · [嘱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commission/) · [罷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dismiss/)

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