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100 essential Japanese words for work

100 Japanese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Work and business, Occupations, Digital and communication, Economy and finance and translated into English.

Work and business 25 words

JapaneseEnglish
上司manager
幹部executive
ストライキstrike
管理するto manage
職位position
追跡管理follow up
工場factory
事務所office
依頼人client
職job
研修するto train
職種trade
社長boss
プロジェクトproject
法的地位legal status
チームteam
失業unemployment
対立conflict
契約contract
書類一式file
従業員employee
報告書report
会議meeting
給与salary
部署department

Occupations 25 words

JapaneseEnglish
裁判官judge
船員sailor
俳優actor
弁護士lawyer
羊飼いshepherd
職業occupation
操縦士pilot
芸術家artist
肉屋butcher
郵便配達員postman
医師doctor
公証人notary
労働者manual worker
画家painter
給仕waiter
運動選手athlete
店員shop assistant
銀行員banker
歌手singer
舞台俳優stage actor
音楽家musician
将校officer
警察官police officer
作家writer
助手assistant

Digital and communication 25 words

JapaneseEnglish
リンクlink
ページpage
通話call
写真photo
入力するto type
動画video
ウイルスvirus
画面screen
ヘッドホンheadphones
アカウントaccount
電話番号number
プロフィールprofile
ネットワークnetwork
マウスmouse
連絡先contact
コンテンツcontent
データdata
フォルダーfolder
送信するto send
ウィンドウwindow
メッセージmessage
メモリーmemory
共有sharing
バージョンversion
機器device

Economy and finance 25 words

JapaneseEnglish
原価cost
値段price
貸付loan
賦課金duty
資産asset
貸借対照表balance sheet
標的顧客target
株価share price
危機crisis
負債debt
基金fund
租税tax
利ざやmargin
供給supply
損失loss
有価証券security
株式share
お金money
銀行bank
証券取引所stock exchange
予算budget
信用credit
指数index
市場market
ブランドbrand

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