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Japanese words you need to know for work
Business Japanese vocabulary about work
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 仕事 | しごと | shigoto | work; job |
| 求人 | きゅうじん | kyuujin | recruiting; job vacancy |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | shuushoku | finding employment; getting a job |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | boshuu | recruitment |
| 急募 | きゅうぼ | kyuubo | urgent recruitment |
| 応募 | おうぼ | oubo | application |
| 履歴書 | りれきしょ | rirekisho | resume |
| 採用 | さいよう | saiyou | use |
| 雇う | やとう | yatou | to employ; to hire |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | nyuusha | entering a company |
| 初心者 | しょしんしゃ | shoshinsha | probationer, beginner |
| 給与 | きゅうよ | kyuuyo | salary; wages |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | kyuuryou | salary; wages |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | gekkyuu | monthly salary |
| 時給 | じきゅう | jikyuu | hourly pay |
| アルバイト | arubaito | part-time job | |
| 副業 | ふくぎょう | fukugyou | side job |
| 正業 | せいぎょう | seigyou | Main occupation |
| 交通費 | こうつうひ | koutsuu hi | Travel expenses |
| 手当て | てあて | teate | allowance |
| 支給 | しきゅう | shikyuu | Pay wage; allowance |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | shuunyuu | income |
| 能力 | のうりょく | nouryoku | ability |
| 不問 | ふもん | fumon | not asking (about); ignoring |
| 年齢制限 | ねんれいせいげん | nenrei seigen | age limit |
| 見習い | みならい | minarai | learning by observation |
| 働き方 | はたらきかた | hataraki kata | work style; way of working |
| 勤務 | きんむ | kinmu | work |
| フリーター | furiitaa | part-time work | |
| 夜勤 | やきん | yakin | night shift |
| シフト | shifuto | shift; move | |
| 作業 | さぎょう | sagyou | work |
| 転職 | てんしょく | tenshoku | change of occupation |
| 退職 | たいしょく | taishoku | resignation |
| 転勤 | てんきん | tenkin | job transfer |
| 失業 | しつぎょう | shitsugyou | unemployment |
Japanese vocabulary about positions in the company
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 会社員 | かいしゃいん | kaisha in | office worker |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん | juugyou in | employee; worker |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | shachou | company president |
| 副社長 | ふくしゃちょう | fuku shachou | executive vice-president |
| 総支配人 | そうしはいにん | sou shihainin | general manager |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | buchou | Manager |
| 副部長 | ふくぶちょう | fuku buchou | deputy director; vice manager |
| 課長 | かちょう | kachou | section manager |
| 係長 | かかりちょう | gakari chou | chief clerk |
| 専務 | せんむ | senmu | executive director |
| 上司 | じょうし | joushi | the higher-ups |
| 部下 | ぶか | buka | subordinate person |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | douryou | coworker |
| 受付 | うけつけ | uketsuke | reception (desk) |
| 専務 | せんむ | senmu | executive director |
| 人事部 | じんじぶ | jinji bu | personnel department |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく | torishimariyaku | board member |
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