Occupations/Jobs/ WORK in Japanese

Japanese Vocabulary – Occupations (職業) – Review Notes

Today we learned how to say some occupations in Japanese! In these review notes, we will go over all the Japanese vocabulary that was in the video and we will see a list of additional Japanese vocabulary!

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Number 1:

★　The Japanese word for occupation is 職業 (しょくぎょう – shokugyō).

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Number 2:

★　消防士 (しょうぼうし – shōbōshi) is the Japanese word for firefighter.

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for doctor is 医者 (いしゃ – isha)

★　When addressing a doctor directly, you should use the word 先生 (sensei).

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Number 4:

★　Nurse in Japanese is 看護師 (かんごし – kangoshi).

★　Sometimes, the English word ‘nurse’ is also used: ナース (nāsu).

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Number 5:

★　The Japanese word for police officer is 警察官 (けいさつかん – keisatsukan)

★　The Japanese word for police is 警察 (けいさつ – keisatsu)

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Number 6:

★　Teacher in Japanese is 教師 (きょうし – kyōshi).

★　先生 (sensei) also means teacher, but 教師 (kyōshi) is more formal than 先生 (sensei).

★　However, when addressing a teacher directly, you should call them 先生 (sensei) and not 教師 (kyōshi).

★　教授 (きょうじゅ – kyōju) means professor.

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Number 7:

★　Businessman in Japanese is サラリーマン (sararīman), which comes from the English word salaryman.

★　 サラリーマン (sararīman) is generally only used for men. The female version, businesswoman, is commonly called OL (ōeru) which stands for ‘office lady.’

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Additional Occupations:

会計士　　　　　kaikeishi 　　　Accountant

コンサルタント　konsarutanto 　Consultant

銀行員　　　　　ginkōin 　　　　Bank Employee

自営業　　 　　　jieigyō　 　　    Self-employment

事務員　　　　　jimuin　 　　　 Business clerk

政治家　　　　　seijika　　 　　 Politician

投資家　　　　　tōshika　　 　   Investor

研究者　　　　　kenkyūsha　　 Researcher

弁護士　　　　　bengoshi　　 　Lawyer

エンジニア　　　enjinia　　 　    Engineer

農家　　　　　　nōka　　 　 　　Farmer

肉屋　　　　　　nikuya　　 　    Butcher

作家　　　　　　sakka　　 　      Author/Writer

漫画家　　　　　mangaka　　    Manga Artist

歌手　　　　　　kashu　　    　　Singer

声優　　　　　　seiyū　　    　　Voice actor

俳優　　　　　　haiyū　　    　   Actor

女優　　　　　　joyū　　    　　  Actress

スポーツ選手　　supōtsu senshu        Athlete

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Conclusion:

We learned a lot of occupations in Japanese today! What do you want to be when you grow up? Let us know in Japanese the comment section below!

Also, if you want to know the word for an occupation that we have not listed, feel free to ask!

Do you want to read Manga about Japanese occupations? Check these out! ↓

漫画家 (Manga Artists)

ボクサー (Boxer)

パン屋さん (Baker)

ミュージシャン(Musician)

音楽家 (Musician)

バスケットボール選手 (Basketball Player)

宇宙飛行士 (Astronaut)

警察 (Police)

探偵 (Tantei – Detective)

ポケモンマスター (Pokemon Master)

執事 (butler)

忍者 (Ninja)

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