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職業人 (しょくぎょうじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

職しょく業ぎょう人じん

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ぎょ

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Meanings

1

noun

professional; career person; worker

Refers to a person engaged in a profession or occupation, emphasizing their role as a skilled or dedicated worker.

彼かれは真面目まじめな職しょく業ぎょう人じんだ。
He is a serious professional.
職しょく業ぎょう人じんとしての自じ覚かくを持

も

ち

なさい

。

Have awareness as a professional.

Kanji

職post, employment, work
業business, vocation, arts
人person

Similar words

専せん門もん家か
専門家 emphasizes expertise in a specific field, while 職業人 focuses on one's identity as a working professional.
社しゃ会かい人じん
社会人 refers to a working adult in society broadly, whereas 職業人 highlights the professional aspect of one's occupation.

Etymology

Compound of 職業 (occupation) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for forming occupational nouns.