This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショク、ソク
Romaji: shoku, soku
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: もと
Romaji: moto
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Romaji

Meanings

post, employment, work

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  128
Frequency:  305
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-6-12
Korean Reading:  jig
Chinese Reading:  zhi2
Unicode:  8077
JIS:  3F26

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1425
Nelson Index: 3718
New Nelson Index: 4742
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6e12.1
Four Corner Index: 1315.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 721
Gakken Index: 335
Japanese Names Index: 2734
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29183
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0230
Remembering the kanji Index: 824
Kanji Way Index: 253
Kanji Flashcards Index: 839
Kodansha Compact Index: 1586
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 743
Kanji in Context Index: 513
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 960
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1297
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 832
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 887
Essential Kanji Index: 432
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1803
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3259
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 819
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 823

Words

(しょく、そく)
job; work; employment; occupation; position; duties; trade; skill
職業 (しょくぎょう)
occupation; business
退職 (たいしょく)
retirement (from office); resignation
就職 (しゅうしょく)
finding employment; getting a job
現職 (げんしょく)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
(しき)
agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
職員 (しょくいん)
staff member; personnel
職名 (しょくめい)
official title; name of one's job
役職 (やくしょく)
post; managerial position; official position
職人 (しょくにん)
worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman
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