Word Meaning 鳶職

とびしょく tobishoku

鳶職 is read as とびしょく (tobishoku) and means firefighter (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. firefighter (Edo period)
  2. construction worker (who works at heights)
  3. scaffolding builder

Reading

Kana

とびしょく

Romaji

tobishoku

Writing Variants

  • とび職 とびしょく tobishoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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鳶職人

とびしょくにん

scaffold constructor

有職

ゆうしき

being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households

就職

しゅうしょく

finding employment

無職

むしょく

without an occupation

しょく

duties

退職

たいしょく

retirement

汚職

おしょく

corruption

辞職

じしょく

resignation

内職

ないしょく

(secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

名誉職

めいよしょく

honorary position

現職

げんしょく

present post

管理職

かんりしょく

management