就役

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅう
Grade: 6
えき
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅう)(えき) (shūekiしうえき (siueki)?

  1. assuming one's duties, going on duty
    Synonym: 就業 (shūgyō)
  2. (of a ship) going into commission
  3. (of a prisoner) serving a prison sentence; doing penal labor
    Synonym: 服役 (fukueki)
    • 1911, 堺利彦, 獄中生活, 青空文庫:
      そして(かく)(しゅう)(じん)にはそれぞれ(さだ)まった()(てい)があって、それだけの()(ごと)()()させられることになっている。(しゅう)(えき)(ちゅう)(はなし)もできず、(やす)むこともできず、便(べん)(じょ)()きたい(とき)には()()げて(きょ)()()うのだそうな
      Soshite kaku-shūjin ni wa sorezore sadamatta katei ga atte, sore dake no shigoto wa zehi saserareru koto ni natte iru. Shūeki-chū wa hanashi mo dekizu, yasumu koto mo dekizu, benjo ni ikitai toki ni wa te o agete kyoka o kou no da sō na
      And each prisoner has a specified duty and is forced to do at least that job no matter what. I hear that while doing labor, the prisoners may not talk or rest, and when they want to go the bathroom they raise their hand and ask for permission

Verb

(しゅう)(えき)する (shūeki suruしうえき (siueki)?intransitive suru (stem (しゅう)(えき) (shūeki shi), past (しゅう)(えき)した (shūeki shita))

  1. to assume one's duties, to go on duty
    Synonym: 就業する (shūgyō suru)
  2. (of a ship) to go into commission
  3. (of a prisoner) to serve a prison sentence; to do penal labor
    Synonym: 服役する (fukueki suru)

Conjugation