No. 2,930 in Korean
직업
Occupation; job; profession.
In a sentence
저의 직업은 교사입니다.
My job is a teacher.
Here, '직업' is used to denote a person's occupation or profession.
그녀는 직업을 바꾸기로 결심했다.
She decided to change her job.
In this sentence, '직업' represents one's current employment or position.
직업을 가지는 것은 인생에서 중요한 단계입니다.
Having a job is an important step in life.
This use of '직업' generalizes to the concept of having a profession or employment as a life goal.
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