転職します（てんしょくします、tenshokushimasu）
- to change jobs

The Japanese word 転職します, pronounced てんしょくします (tenshoku shimasu), means "to change jobs" or "to switch careers." It refers to the act of leaving one job and finding a new one, often within a different company or industry. This differs from 退職します (taishoku shimasu), which simply means "to retire" or "to quit a job" without necessarily implying the intention to seek another one immediately. 転職します focuses on the active process of job hunting and the transition to a new professional role. It can also imply seeking a better position, higher pay, or more desirable working conditions.

⚫︎来年、転職します Translation: I will change jobs next year. ⚫︎彼は新しい仕事を探すために、転職しますことを決めました。 Translation: He decided to change jobs to look for a new job. ⚫︎転職します前に、履歴書を書き直す必要があります。 Translation: Before changing jobs, you need to rewrite your resume.

You can use 転職します in various contexts when discussing career changes. ⚫︎ It's common in conversations about employment, job searching, or career advice. ⚫︎ You can use it when talking about your own career plans or someone else’s. ⚫︎ Use it when discussing the act of leaving one job to take another. The context must be the job change itself. ⚫︎ It's suitable for formal and informal situations. ⚫︎ Use the polite form 転職します to be polite.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 転職 and then followed by the polite verb します in hiragana. ⚫︎ The full form is 転職します. ⚫︎ 転職 (tenshoku) means "job change" or "career change." ⚫︎ The verb します (shimasu) is the polite, present/future tense form of "to do." ⚫︎ The past tense is 転職しました (tenshoku shimashita) - "changed jobs." ⚫︎ The negative form is 転職しません (tenshoku shimasen) - "will not change jobs." ⚫︎ The plain form is 転職する (tenshoku suru).

⚫︎ 仕事を変えます (shigoto o kaemasu) - "to change jobs" (more general) ⚫︎ キャリアチェンジします (kyaria chenji shimasu) - "to change careers" (loanword, English origin) ⚫︎ 再就職します (saishuushoku shimasu) - "to seek re-employment" (often after a period of unemployment)

⚫︎ There isn't a direct antonym, but phrases that express staying in a job or avoiding a job change can be considered opposite. ⚫︎ 今の会社に勤め続けます (ima no kaisha ni tsutome tsuzukemasu) - "I will continue working at my current company."

私は来月、新しい会社に転職します予定です。 ・Translation: I plan to change jobs next month to a new company. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a personal plan to change jobs in the near future.

彼はより良い給料とキャリアアップを求めて、転職します。 ・Translation: He is changing jobs in search of a better salary and career advancement. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the reason behind a person's decision to change jobs.

⚫︎ 転 (ten) means "to turn" or "to change." ⚫︎ 職 (shoku) means "occupation" or "job." ⚫︎ する (suru) is a verb meaning "to do". ⚫︎ Therefore, 転職 literally means "changing occupation" or "career change", and 転職しますis the verb form to reflect the action of job-hunting.