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仕事

しごと

work, job

Mnemonic

Somebody doing whatever needs doing, all day and every day. The same coat ごと as 事 with a し in front of it: she し got ごと a job: しごと.

Built from

serve
亻 person + 士 retainer
thing, matter
A hand gripping a banner, an affair being conducted, not an object.

Words sharing these kanji

thing, incident important, precious fact, truth safely, peacefully affair, case reply meal, dinner circumstances, conditions situation, state of affairs splendid, admirable occurrence, incident things to do, errand, business

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