天職 tenshoku
tenshoku
Noun
1. vocation; lifework; calling
karewa oshieru kotoga kareno tenshokudearu kotoni kizuita.
He found that teaching was his calling.
Noun
2. sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
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Example Sentences
karewa oshieru kotoga kareno tenshokudearu kotoni kizuita.
He found that teaching was his calling.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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tenshokude
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With a natural talent for; As a calling
Noun
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Common 6 items
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tenshokudarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably a natural talent.; Probably a calling.
Noun
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tenshokujārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not my calling.; Was not my forte.
Noun
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tenshokujanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a calling.; Wasn't my vocation.
Noun
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tenshokudeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a natural talent.; Probably a calling.
Noun
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tenshokudewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not my calling.; Was not my vocation.
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Advanced 3 items
tenshokudattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when it's a natural talent; If/when it's one's calling
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tenshokudeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it is a vocation; If it is one's calling
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tenshokunara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when a calling; If/when one's vocation
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