# 職 — occupation; employment

職 means “occupation; employment”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ショク (shoku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 職 (shoku, “job; work”).

- Meaning: occupation; employment
- On'yomi: ショク (shoku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Work

## How to remember 職

An ear (耳) for the sound (音) of a halberd (戈) at the forge: a trade.

Parts: 耳 ear · 音 sound · 戈 halberd

## Words with 職

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 職 | しょく (shoku) | job; work |

## Don't confuse it with

[識](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discern/) · [織](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weave/) · [闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/)

## More in the “Work” set

[務](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/duty/) · [任](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/responsibility/) · [職](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occupation/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [労](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/) · [製](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manufacture/)

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