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転職
tenshoku
change of job, change of occupation, career change
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  1. tenshoku change of job, change of occupation, career change
How it's used

Used in professional contexts for changing employers or careers; more formal than 仕事を変える and implies a deliberate move, not just quitting.

来月、転職します。
Raigetsu, tenshoku shimasu.
I'm changing jobs next month.

彼は転職を三回した。
Kare wa tenshoku o sankai shita.
He changed jobs three times.

⚖️ Often confused with 退職 (taishoku), which means leaving a job; 転職 implies moving to a new one.

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Kanji Breakdown
転
Revolve, Turn Around, Change
On: てん Kun: ころ.がる,ころ.げる,ころ.がす,ころ.ぶ,まろ.ぶ,うたた,うつ.る,くる.めく
11 strokes N4
職
Post, Employment, Work
On: しょく,そく
18 strokes N3
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転職は〜です。 / 〜の転職

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