Word Meaning 閑職

かんしょく kanshoku

閑職 is read as かんしょく (kanshoku) and means leisurely post.

Meaning

English

  1. leisurely post
  2. do-nothing job
  3. sinecure

Reading

Kana

かんしょく

Romaji

kanshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 激職・劇職,重職 Rank 133879 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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閑静

かんせい

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)

閑散

かんさん

idle

閑古鳥

かんこどり

cuckoo

閑日月

かんじつげつ

leisure

閑話休題

かんわきゅうだい

getting back to the subject at hand, ...

閑文字

かんもじ

idle words (in a written passage)

就職

しゅうしょく

finding employment

名誉職

めいよしょく

honorary position

殉職

じゅんしょく

dying at one's post

免職

めんしょく

dismissal

離職

りしょく

employment separation

兼職

けんしょく

concurrent position

Example Sentences

1

かれはかんしょくにまわされた。

He was reassigned to a less demanding post.