就 means 'employed'

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Strokes : 12 Frequency: 1023 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-10 Grade: 6 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 57 words Used in 90 words Used in 111 names Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

シュウジュ

Kun

つく to be employed, take (a seat) つける to employ

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⿰ 京 capital 尤 plausible

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 就 is used 8 times, read 3 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 就 is used 89 times, read 3 ways.

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シュウ : 58 words FIND ALL

しゅうしょく

就職

noun, 'suru' verb

finding employment; getting a job

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ジュ : 7 words FIND ALL

じょうじゅ

成就

noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

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つく : 24 words FIND ALL

つ

就

く

Most common form: つく

'ku' godan verb

1. to ascend (the throne); to accede (see also: 付く)

2. to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)

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An additional one less common word includes 就 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 900 (originally: 890) Joy o' Kanji : 890 Key to Kanji: 483