Word Meaning 天職

てんしょく tenshoku

天職 is read as てんしょく (tenshoku) and means prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
  2. sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
  3. vocation
  4. lifework
  5. calling

Reading

Kana

てんしょく

Romaji

tenshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 21858 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天然

てんねん

natural airhead

天候

てんこう

weather

天才

てんさい

genius

天王山

てんおうざん

strategic point

天性

てんせい

nature

天窓

てんそう

head

天気予報

てんきよほう

weather forecast

天然ガス

てんねんがす

natural gas

天然記念物

てんねんきねんぶつ

natural monument

天神

てんじん

Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)

天引き

てんびき

deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)

天命

てんめい

one's life