직업

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 職業, from (work) + (work)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jigeop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jig'eob
    McCune–Reischauer?chigŏp
    Yale Romanization?cik.ep

    Noun

    직업 • (jigeop) (hanja 職業)

    1. job, work, occupation, career, vocation, profession, trade

    Derived terms

    • 직업인 (jigeobin, “a professional”)
    • 직업적 (jigeopjeok, “job-related”)