Kanji
就
N1
12 strokes
Grade 6
freq #624
concerning, settle, take position, depart, study
On'yomi (音読み)
シュウ、 ジュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つ.く、 つ.ける
Radical (部首)
尢 lame mageashiOn'yomi compounds (音読み)
就任
しゅうにん
assumption (of office); taking up (a post)
就職
しゅうしょく
finding employment; getting a job
就労
しゅうろう
working; being employed
就業
しゅうぎょう
employment; starting work
就学
しゅうがく
entering school; school attendance
就寝
しゅうしん
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
去就
きょしゅう
leaving or staying
就航
しゅうこう
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission
成就
じょうじゅ
fulfillment; fulfilment
就役
しゅうえき
being placed on duty
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
就いて
ついて
about; concerning
就く
つく
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は二（に）年（とし）前（まえ）に就任（しゅうにん）した。
He took office two years ago.
彼（かれ）は市長（しちょう）に宣誓（せんせい）就任（しゅうにん）した。
He was sworn in as mayor.
その大学（だいがく）には学生（がくせい）のための就職（しゅうしょく）課（か）がある。
The college has a placement bureau for students.
やっと就職（しゅうしょく）できたぞ！
I finally got a job.