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Furigana: しごと
Romaji: shigoto
Meaning: work
Level: JLPT N5
Word Type: noun
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 仕 | to serve | SHI, JI | tsuka(eru) | 4 |
| 事 | thing, matter | JI | koto | 4 |
Examples
| Kanji | 私の仕事は面白いです。 |
| Furigana | わたしのしごとはおもしろいです。 |
| Romaji | watashino shigoto wa omoshiroi desu. |
| English | My work is interesting. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 勤務 | きんむ | kinmu | service, duty, work | – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 暇 | ひま | hima | free time | 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 働く | はたらく | hataraku | to work | 5 |
| 勤務先 | きんむさき | kinmusaki | place of employment | – |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | shokugyou | profession, occupation | – |
Japanese i-adjectives also allow to express a negative meaning. It is close to adding un- to an English adjective (easy = un-easy, not easy). In order to build this form you first remove the い – I at the end of the plain form and add くない – KUNAI to the stem of the i-adjective as described in the following examples:
| Plain Form | Romaji | Meaning | Negation | Romaji | Meaning |
| 高い | takai | high | 高くない | takakunai | not high |
| 安い | yasui | cheap | 安くない | yasukunai | not cheap |
| 美味しい | oishii | tasty | 美味しくない | oishikunai | not tasty |
| 広い | hiroi | spacious | 広くない | hirokunai | not spacious |
| 寂しい | sabishii | lonely | 寂しくない | sabishikunai | not lonely |
Example
| Kanji | 隣りのスーパーはあまり高くないです。 |
| Furigana | となりのスーパーはあまりたかくないです。 |
| Romaji | tonari no suupaa wa amari takakunai desu. |
| English | The supermarket in the neighborhood is not very expensive. |
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