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天職てんしょく

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Pitch accent
て ん しょ く
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    vocation;lifework;calling
    彼は教えることが彼の天職であることに気づいた。
    He found that teaching was his calling.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
    See also: 天神 (てんじん)
Kanji
天 テン heavens, sky, imperial 職 ショク post, employment, work
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彼は教えることが彼の天職であることに気づいた。
He found that teaching was his calling.
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