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
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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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