天職

てんしょく

Meanings

1. Noun vocation; lifework; calling
2. sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
3. prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period) See also: 天神 (てんじん).

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 職 job. Read as ショク.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists