Entry
  1. Noun

    vocation; lifework; calling

    彼は教えることが彼の天職であることに気づいた。
    He found that teaching was his calling.
  2. sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)

  3. prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

    see 天神

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Characters in this word

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heavens, sky, imperial

Kun
あまつあめあま-
On
テン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
512 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきあもたかしなま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.21The Kanji Dictionary
1043.0Four corner code
3163deroo
5929Unicode hex code
1-37-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
16Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1138New Nelson (John Haig)
3442New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4250Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
428Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5833Morohashi
58A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119sakade
41Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
67henshall3
34Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
277crowley
462Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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post, employment, work

On
ショクソク
Strokes
18
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
305 of 2500
Radical
ear
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-12SKIP code
6e12.1The Kanji Dictionary
1315.0Four corner code
3259deroo
8077Unicode hex code
1-31-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3718Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4742New Nelson (John Haig)
1425New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
960Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1297Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
824Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
887Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
335A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2734Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
432Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29183Morohashi
721A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
385Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
386Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
819sakade
839Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
743henshall3
823Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
253crowley
513Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1586Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
832Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2Pinyin reading
jigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level