🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

役職

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yakushoku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Job title/ˈdʒɒb ˌtaɪ.təl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女の新しい役職は人事部長です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The official name or designation of a position held by a person within an organization or profession.

    "Her new job title is Senior Marketing Manager."
  2. 2

    A descriptive label that indicates a person's duties, responsibilities, and hierarchical rank in the workplace.

    "Many companies are adopting flexible job titles to better reflect modern workplace dynamics."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'job', derived from Middle English origins of uncertain etymology related to a piece of work or task, and 'title', stemming from Latin 'titulus' meaning a heading, inscription, or honorific designation. Together, the compound has evolved in modern corporate and organizational lexicon to officially designate a person's role or position within an enterprise.

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