N1Godan verb
就く
つく
Meaning
- 1.to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.)
- 2.to assume
- 3.to be hired
Meanings across languages
- English
- to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired
- Tiếng Việt
- đảm nhận (chỗ ngồi, vị trí, khóa học, văn phòng, v.v.), nhận, được thuê
- 日本語
- 就く, 座る, 雇われる
- 한국어
- 앉다(자리, 위치, 과정, 사무실 등), 가져가는것, 고용되다
- 中文
- 占据（座位、职务、课程、办公室等）, 获得, 被雇佣
- Bahasa Indonesia
- mengambil, mengasumsikan, dihire
- ภาษาไทย
- การเข้ามา, การรับตำแหน่ง, การจ้างงาน
- Español
- asumir, tomar, ser contratado
- Français
- prendre, assumer, être embauché
- Deutsch
- einnehmen, übernehmen, angestellt werden
- Português
- assumir, tomar, ser contratado
Kanji used
Related words
去就
きょしゅう
leaving or staying, (one's) course of action
N1就寝
しゅうしん
going to bed
N3就任
しゅうにん
assumption (of office), taking up (a post)
N1就職
しゅうしょく
finding employment, getting a job
N1就労
しゅうろう
working, being employed
N1就学
しゅうがく
entering school, school attendance
N1就業
しゅうぎょう
employment, starting work
N1就航
しゅうこう
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship), going into commission
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