List of occupations in Japanese

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List of occupations in Japanese

Occupations in Japanese - Vocabulary List

Below is the list of professions in Japanese, remembering that if you are on a mobile device, you must drag the table to the side using your finger in order to see the other columns.

PortugueseJapaneseRomaji
administrator管理者employee
attorney弁護士bengoshi
stewardスチュワーデスsuchuwadesu
undertaker葬儀屋sougiya
real estate agent不動産業者fudousan gyousha
farmer農民noumin
student生徒sect
architect建築家kenchikuka
Craftsman職人shokunin
artist芸術家geijutsuka
astronaut宇宙飛行士uchuuhikoushi
athlete選手senshu
actor / actress / performer役者yakusha
actor / performer俳優haiyuu
actor男優dan'yuu
actress女優joyuu
author / engraver作家sakka
author著者chosha
banker銀行員ginkouin
barber床屋tokoya
barber理髪師rihatsushi
firefighter消防士shouboushi
hairdresser / beauty artist美容師biyoushi
singer歌手kashu
ship captain船長senchu
carpenter大工daiku
fortune teller / soothsayer占い師uranaishi
fortune teller星占い師hoshiuranaishi
cartoonist漫画家mangaka
hunter猟師ryoushi
chef / master chef料理長ryourichou
chefシェフshefu
chef料理人ryourinin
chef調理師chourishi
scientist科学者kagakusha
surgeon外科医gekai
comedianコメディアンkomedian
merchant / trader商人shounin
composer作曲者sakkyokusha
driver / driver運転手untenshu
lecturer講師koushi
counter会計士kaikeishi
Cook料理人ryourinin
cookerコックkokku
dancer踊り子odoriko
dentist歯医者/歯科医haisha/shikai
coastal safety discharge沿岸警備退院deceiving
Unemployed無職者mushokusha
designerデザイナーten
detective刑事keiji
detective探偵tantei
company director / president社長shachou
Movie's director監督kantoku
housewife主婦shufu
emcee司会者shikaisha
entrepreneur企業家kigyouka
nurse看護師kangoshi
nurse看護婦kangofu
child support engagement養育係youikugakari
engineer / technologist技師gishi
engineerエンジニアenjinia
engineer技術者gijutsusha
human mail delivery郵便配達人yuubinhaitatsunin
escort護衛goi
clerk店員ten'in
college student大学生daigakusei
blacksmith鍛冶屋kajiya
photographer写真家shashinka
company employee会社員kaishain
company employee社員shain
civil servant / government公務員koumuin
manager支配人shihainin
guide案内人annainin
salaried manサラリーマンsarariiman
business manビジネスマンbijinesuman
instructor講師koushi
investigator研究者kenkyusha
gardener庭師niwashi
baseball player野球選手yakyuu senshu
football/soccer playerサッカー選手sakkaa senshu
journalistジャーナリストjaanarisuto
judge裁判官sabenkan
lumberjack木こりkikori
sailor船乗りfunanori
mechanical自動車整備士jidousha seibishi
minister大臣daijin
modelモデルmoderu
driver運転手untenshu
doctor医者isha
performing musician演奏家ensouka
musicianミュウジシャンmyuujishan
occupation職業shokugyou
office lady / girl who works in an officeオーエルooeru
Ophthalmologist眼科医gankai
speaker演説家enzetsuka
clownピエロpiero
midwife助産婦josanpu
pastor / clergyman牧師bokushi
fisherman漁師ryoushi
researcher研究員kenkyuin
person in charge責任者sekininsha
pianistピアニストpianisuto
pilot / captain機長kichou
pilotパイロットpair
painter / artist画家gaka
women police婦人警官fujinkeikan
policeman (friendly term)お巡りさんomawarisan
policeman警察官keisatsukan
police警官keikan
political政治家seijika
president大統領daitouryou
Prime Minister首相shushou
producer / director演出家enshutsuka
teacher (academic)教師kyoushi
teacher (master)先生sensei
kindergarten teacher保母hobo
professor教授kyouju
district Attorney検事kenji
psychologist心理学者shinrigakusha
newspaper reporter新聞記者shinbunkisha
news reporterれポターrepopulate
news reporter記者kisha
novelist小説家shousetsuka
secretary秘書hisho
security警備keibi
security警備員keibiin
servile召使meshitsukai
sociologist社会学者shakaigakusha
Soldier兵士heishi
Soldier兵隊heitai
supervisor / superintendent監督kantoku
treasurer会計kaikei
worker / worker労働者roudousha
part time workerフリーターfuriita
temporary worker派遣社員hakenshain
construction workers建築業者kenchikugyousha
a translator訳者yakusha
coach監督kantoku
technician技師gishi
seller店員tenin
vet獣医juui
caretaker用務員youmuin

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