しごと
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
You have work to do, too.
Noun
Physics
2. work
Pitch accent
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Top 33900
Composed of
official; civil service
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to get to work
the way one works; one's working manner
place where one works; construction site; working area
working in the fields; working on a farm
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
needlework; sewing
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
job hunting; job searching
outside work
at work; in the midst of work; working
physical work; manual labour (labor)
working in the fields; working on a farm
big job; great task
to quit one's job; to resign
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
for work; in a manner related to work
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
dirty work; unpleasant task
work clothes; business suit
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
gardening
to finish one's work
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
farm work; field labour; field labor
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
stand-up work; work performed standing
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
job (responsibility) of a section
to be assiduous in one's business
being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
last business day of the year (usu. December 28)
workman; enterpriser; schemer
rough work; hard work
work fiend; devil for work
work; job; labor; labour; business; task
piecework
(being) married to one's work
workaholic
business associate
red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling
workaholic; person who is totally devoted to his work
contract work
side job; odd jobs
night work
to be fit for work
workbench; work table
work done for enjoyment (as a diversion); dilettante work
(one's) view on work; (one's) opinion on work-life balance
kitchen work; work in the kitchen; kitchen chores
to apply for a job; to apply for work
post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
tedious job; troublesome job; time-consuming job; piecework
laborious task
singlemindedly devoted to work
spade work; subcontract
to finish the work
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
work song
amateur work (in art); work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses
backbreaking work
place of work
Examples (200 in total)
How is work?
You were working, weren't you?
I have to go back to work.