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仕事 — meaning in English

shigoto

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English meaning

  • employment noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  • gig noun A single performance booking for a musician or entertainer.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • occupation noun A person's job or profession.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

仕事 is used for these senses in English:

  • employment The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
  • employment An activity to which one devotes time.
  • gig Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
  • job A task.
  • job An economic role for which a person is paid.
  • job (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  • occupation An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
  • place A role or purpose; a station.

employment — full definition

  1. noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  2. noun The state or condition of having a paid job.

gig — full definition

  1. noun A single performance booking for a musician or entertainer.
  2. noun Any job, especially short-term, freelance, or on-demand work.
  3. verb To perform live as a musician or entertainer.

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