Word details
天職
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天職.
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Entry
1
vocation; lifework; calling
Examples
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)
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