Word Meaning 職人

しょくにん shokunin

職人 is read as しょくにん (shokunin) and means craftsman.

Meaning

English

  1. craftsman
  2. artisan
  3. tradesman
  4. worker
  5. workman

Reading

Kana

しょくにん

Romaji

shokunin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3114 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

職業人

しょくぎょうじん

professional

職業婦人

しょくぎょうふじん

career woman

職業軍人

しょくぎょうぐんじん

career soldier

職人体の男

しょくにんていのおとこ

man dressed like an artisan

職人気質

しょくにんかたぎ

spirit of a true artisan

ハガキ職人

はがきしょくにん

regular respondent to a periodical or radio program

職人技

しょくにんわざ

artisanal

職人根性

しょくにんこんじょう

spirit of true craftsman

職人芸

しょくにんげい

craftsmanship

木彫職人

きぼりしょくにん

woodcarver

就職浪人

しゅうしょくろうにん

jobless university graduate

個人退職金積立計画

こじんたいしょくきんつみたてけいかく

retirement plan

Example Sentences

10

My dad is a stubborn man at his job.

He is a brewer of beer by trade.

The bricklayer is building a wall.

It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

It gives the impression of a craftsman who has mastered the art of his trade.

I work as a carpenter in a furniture factory.

From childhood I dreamed of being a pastry cook.

Tom is looking for a job as a baker.

A bad workman always blames his tools.

When I grow up I'd like to be a confectioner.