| English |
Job Title |
Business/Field Name/Related Term |
| A Top |
| accountant |
会計士 kaikei (accounting) shi (specialist) |
会計 kaikei (accounting) |
| actor/actress |
俳優／女優 haiyū/joyū |
俳優業／女優業 haiyū/joyū (actor/actress) gyō (business) |
| advisor |
アドバイザー adobaizā (advisor) |
アドバイザー業務 adobaizā (advisor) gyōmu (operation; activity) |
| ambassador |
大使 taishi |
大使館 taishi-kan (embassy) |
| artist |
アーチスト āchisuto (artist) |
芸術関係の仕事 geijutsu (art) kankei (related) no shigoto (job) |
| assistant professor |
助教授 jo (assist) kyōju (professor) |
- |
| associate professor |
准教授 jun (next or second) kyōju (professor) |
- |
| astronomer |
天文学者 tenmon-gaku (astronomy) sha (person) |
天文学 tenmon-gaku |
| astronaut |
宇宙飛行士 uchū (space) hikō (flight) shi (specialist) |
- |
| attorney |
弁護士 bengo (defense) shi (specialist) |
弁護士事務所 bengo shi jimusho (firm) |
| author |
作家 sakka (saku: make; ka: specialist) |
作家業 sakka gyō (business) |
|
| B Top |
| babysitter |
ベビーシッター bebī shittā (baby sitter) |
- |
| baker |
パン屋 pan (bread) ya (shop)
パン製造業者 pan seizō (make) gyō (business) sha (person) |
パン屋 pan (bread) ya (shop)
パン製造業 pan seizō gyō |
| banker |
銀行員 ginkō (bank) in (member) |
銀行業務 ginkō gyōmu (operation) |
| barber |
理髪師 rihatsu (barber) shi (master) |
理髪業 rihatsu gyō (business) |
| baseball player |
野球選手 yakyū (baseball) senshu (player) |
- |
| basketball player |
バスケット選手 basuketto (basketball) senshu (player) |
- |
| biologist |
生物学者 seibutsu-gaku (biology) sha (person) |
生物学 seibutsu-gaku |
| bookkeeper |
経理担当 keiri (bookkeeping) tantō (person in charge) |
経理（業務）keiri gyōmu (operation) |
| butcher |
肉屋 niku (meat) ya (shop)
畜殺業者 chikusatsu (buchery) gyō (business) sha (person) |
肉屋 niku (meat) ya (shop)
畜殺業 chikusatsu gyō |
| butler |
執事 shitsuji (shitsu: execute; ji: affairs) |
- |
|
| C Top |
| cab driver |
タクシー運転手 takushī (taxi) untenshu (driver) |
タクシー業 takushī gyō (business) |
| captain |
船長 senchō (sen: ship; chō: chief) |
- |
| carpenter |
大工 daiku |
- |
| cartoonist |
漫画家 manga (cartoon) ka (specialist) |
漫画家業 manga ka gyō (business) |
| cashier |
会計係 kaikei (accounting) gakari (person in charge)
レジ担当 (e.g. supermarket) reji (cash register) tantō (person in charge) |
会計 kaikei
レジ業務 reji gyōmu (operation) |
| caterer |
ケータリング業者 kētaringu (catering) gyō (business) sha (person) |
ケータリング業 kētaringu gyō |
| chairperson |
会長 (e.g. board of directors) kaichō (kai: society, association, etc. chō: chief)
議長 gichō (gi: meeting, discussion; chō: chief) |
- |
| chef |
シェフ shefu (chef) |
- |
| chemist |
化学者 kagaku (chemistry) sha (person) |
化学 kagaku |
| chauffeur |
専属運転手 senzoku (dedicated) untenshu (driver) |
- |
| clergyperson |
聖職者 seishoku (sacred occupation) sha (person) |
- |
| coach |
コーチ kōchi (coach) |
- |
| composer |
作曲家 sakkyoku (make musical pieces) ka (specialist) |
作曲業 sakkyoku gyō (business) |
| concierge |
コンシェルジュ konsheruju (concierge) |
- |
| consul |
領事 ryōji (ryo: territory; ji: affairs) |
- |
| cook |
調理師 chōri (cooking) shi (master) |
- |
| coroner |
検死官 kenshi (examine death) kan (officer) |
- |
| D Top |
| dancer |
ダンサー dansā (dancer)
舞踏家 (traditional dance) butō (dance) ka (specialist) |
- |
| dentist |
歯科医 shika (dentistry) i (doctor) |
歯科 shika |
| dermatologist |
皮膚科専門医 hifuka (dermatology) senmon (specialist) i (doctor) |
皮膚科 hifuka |
| designer |
デザイナー dezainā (designer) |
- |
| detective |
刑事 (with the police) keiji (kei: penal; ji: affairs)
探偵 (private detective) tantei |
- |
| director |
ディレクター direkutā (director) |
- |
| disc jockey |
ディスクジョッキー disuku jokkī (disc jockey) |
- |
| doctor |
医師 (medical) ishi
博士 (academic) hakase |
- |
| driver |
ドライバー doraibā (driver) |
- |
| drummer |
ドラマー doramā (drummer) |
- |
| drycleaner |
ドライクリーニング業者 dorai kurīningu (dry cleaning) gyō (business) sha (person) |
ドライクリーニング業 dorai kurīningu gyō |
