奉職
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 奉 | 職 |
| ほう Grade: S |
しょく Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
奉職 • (hōshoku)
- (public) service, service of a public good
Verb
奉職する • (hōshoku suru) intransitive suru (stem 奉職し (hōshoku shi), past 奉職した (hōshoku shita))
- to serve the public good in some job [with に ‘serving what’]
- 学校に奉職する
- gakkō ni hōshoku suru
- to serve in a school
- 学校に奉職する
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 奉職し | ほうしょくし | hōshoku shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 奉職し | ほうしょくし | hōshoku shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 奉職する | ほうしょくする | hōshoku suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 奉職する | ほうしょくする | hōshoku suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 奉職すれ | ほうしょくすれ | hōshoku sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 奉職せよ¹ 奉職しろ² |
ほうしょくせよ¹ ほうしょくしろ² |
hōshoku seyo¹ hōshoku shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 奉職される | ほうしょくされる | hōshoku sareru |
| Causative | 奉職させる 奉職さす |
ほうしょくさせる ほうしょくさす |
hōshoku saseru hōshoku sasu |
| Potential | 奉職できる | ほうしょくできる | hōshoku dekiru |
| Volitional | 奉職しよう | ほうしょくしよう | hōshoku shiyō |
| Negative | 奉職しない | ほうしょくしない | hōshoku shinai |
| Negative continuative | 奉職せず | ほうしょくせず | hōshoku sezu |
| Formal | 奉職します | ほうしょくします | hōshoku shimasu |
| Perfective | 奉職した | ほうしょくした | hōshoku shita |
| Conjunctive | 奉職して | ほうしょくして | hōshoku shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 奉職すれば | ほうしょくすれば | hōshoku sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
Usage notes
- Frequently applied to teaching.
References
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN