Work and Occupations

Learn essential JLPT N4 vocabulary (Work and Occupations) from the Speed Master series. 39 words.

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Vocabulary

  • 店員(てんいん) (店員): shop clerk
  • 店長(てんちょう) (店長): store manager
  • 会(かい) (会): company employee
  • 社長(しゃちょう) (社長): company president
  • 部長(ぶちょう) (部長): department manager
  • 課長(かちょう) (課長): section manager
  • 教師(きょうし) (教師): teacher
  • 校長(こうちょう) (校長): principal
  • 看護師(かんごし) (看護師): nurse
  • 歯医者(はいしゃ) (歯医者): dentist
  • 警官(けいかん) (警官): police officer
  • 警察(けいさつ) (警察): police
  • 交番(こうばん) (交番): police box; neighborhood police station
  • 運転手(うんてんしゅ) (運転手): driver; chauffeur
  • 運転(うんてん) (運転): driving; to drive
  • 車(くるま) (車): drive a car
  • アナウンサー (アナウンサー): announcer; newscaster
  • 新聞社(しんぶんしゃ) (新聞社): work for a newspaper company
  • 事務所(じむしょ) (事務所): office
  • 大使館(たいしかん) (大使館): embassy
  • 公務員(こうむいん) (公務員): civil servant; government employee
  • 員(いん) (員): -member; -staff; -employee
  • 店員(てんいん) (店員): shop assistant; store clerk
  • 駅員(えきいん) (駅員): station staff; station attendant

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Frequently asked questions

What does 「店員(てんいん)」 mean in this lesson?
shop clerk
What does 「店長(てんちょう)」 mean in this lesson?
store manager
What does 「会(かい)」 mean in this lesson?
company employee
What does 「社長(しゃちょう)」 mean in this lesson?
company president
What does 「部長(ぶちょう)」 mean in this lesson?
department manager
What does 「課長(かちょう)」 mean in this lesson?
section manager
What does 「教師(きょうし)」 mean in this lesson?
teacher
What does 「校長(こうちょう)」 mean in this lesson?
principal
What does 「看護師(かんごし)」 mean in this lesson?
nurse
What does 「歯医者(はいしゃ)」 mean in this lesson?
dentist
What does 「警官(けいかん)」 mean in this lesson?
police officer
What does 「警察(けいさつ)」 mean in this lesson?
police
What does 「交番(こうばん)」 mean in this lesson?
police box; neighborhood police station
What does 「運転手(うんてんしゅ)」 mean in this lesson?
driver; chauffeur
What does 「運転(うんてん)」 mean in this lesson?
driving; to drive
What does 「車(くるま)」 mean in this lesson?
drive a car
What does 「アナウンサー」 mean in this lesson?
announcer; newscaster
What does 「新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)」 mean in this lesson?
work for a newspaper company
What does 「事務所(じむしょ)」 mean in this lesson?
office
What does 「大使館(たいしかん)」 mean in this lesson?
embassy
What does 「公務員(こうむいん)」 mean in this lesson?
civil servant; government employee
What does 「員(いん)」 mean in this lesson?
-member; -staff; -employee
What does 「店員(てんいん)」 mean in this lesson?
shop assistant; store clerk
What does 「駅員(えきいん)」 mean in this lesson?
station staff; station attendant