What does 仕事 mean in Japanese?

仕事 (しごと) means "work; job" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 仕事 in a sentence?

姉は病院で仕事をしています。 (あねはびょういんでしごとをしています。) — My older sister works at a hospital.

Kana: しごと

work; job

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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姉は病院で仕事をしています。

あねはびょういんでしごとをしています。

My older sister works at a hospital.

What 仕事 means

仕事 (しごと) is a Japanese word meaning “work; job”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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