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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)
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   シュウ   ジュ
Kun
   to be employed, take (a seat)   ける to employ
Name    たか   なり
⿰   capital   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
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finding employment; getting a job
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ジュ : 7 words FIND ALL
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noun, 'suru' verb, noun (suffix)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
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Most common form: つく
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.
Henshall: 900 (originally: 890)  Joy o' Kanji : 890  Key to Kanji: 483 

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シュウ   ジュ   employed   つ to be employed, take (a seat)   つける to employ   
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キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
もっと plausible   
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lame   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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