The kanji character 職 [職] primarily signifies "occupation," "employment," "post," "duty," or "profession." It refers to a specific type of work or role that a person undertakes, often implying a position held within a company or organization. It can also relate to the responsibilities and tasks associated with a particular job.

・On-yomi (音読み): ショク (shoku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the meaning is generally conveyed through the On-yomi.

⚫︎職業 (shokugyou) Translation: Occupation; profession. ⚫︎職員 (shokuin) Translation: Staff; employee. ⚫︎退職 (taishoku) Translation: Retirement; resignation from a post.

The kanji 職 [職] is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The semantic component is 聿 (fude), meaning "brush" or "writing," representing "skill" or "work" and the phonetic component is 戠 (shiki), which provides the sound and originally related to "to grasp" or "to build". It originally related to work done using a brush or a tool. Over time, it broadened to include any occupation or professional role. It represents the skill to be held in a certain post.