| English |
Job Title |
Business/Field Name/Related Term |
| L Top |
| landlord |
地主 ji (land) nushi (owner) |
- |
| lawyer |
弁護士 bengo (defense) shi (person) |
弁護士事務所 bengo shi jimusho (firm) |
| lecturer |
講師 kō (lecture) shi (person) |
講義 kōgi (lecture) |
| librarian |
司書 shisho (shi: manage; sho: book) |
- |
| linguist |
言語学者 gengo-gaku (linguistics) sha (person) |
言語学 gengo-gaku |
| lobbyist |
ロビイスト robīsuto (lobbyist) |
ロビー活動 robī (lobbying) katsudo (activity) |
| locksmith |
鍵職人 kagi (lock, key) shokunin (craftsman) |
- |
| lyricist |
作詞家 sakushi (make lyrics) ka (specialist) |
作詞業 sakushi gyō (business) |
|
| M Top |
| magician |
マジシャン majishan (magician) |
- |
| maid |
メイド meido (maid) |
- |
| manager |
マネージャー manējā (manager) |
- |
| manufacturer |
製造業者 seizō (manufacturing) gyō (business) sha (person) |
製造業 seizō gyō |
| marine |
海兵隊員 kaihei (marine) tai (party) in (member) |
海軍 kaigun (marine) |
| marketer |
マーケッター markettā (marketer) |
マーケティング māketingu (marketing) |
| mason |
石工 (individual) ishiku (ishi: stone; ku: technical worker)
石材業者 (business) sekizai (stone material) gyō (business) sha (person) |
石材業 sekizai gyō |
| mathematician |
数学者 sū-gaku (mathematics) sha (person) |
数学 sū-gaku |
| mayor |
市長 (of a city) shichō (shi: city; chō: chief)
町長 (of a town) chōchō (chō: town; chō:chief) |
- |
| mechanic |
整備工 (for car maintenance) seibi (maintenance) kō (technical worker)
機械技術者 (for machinery) kikai (machine) gijutsu (technology) sha (person) |
- |
| midwife |
助産婦 josanpu (jo: assist; san: childbirth; pu: woman) |
- |
| miner |
鉱山労働者 kōzan (mine) rōdō (labour) sha (person) |
- |
| model |
モデル moderu (model) |
モデル業 moderu gyō (business) |
| monk |
僧侶 sōryo |
- |
| musical instrument player |
楽器奏者 gakki (musical instrument) sō (play) sha (person) |
楽器演奏 gakki ensō (performance) |
| musician |
音楽家 ongaku (music) ka (specialist) |
音楽 ongaku |
|
| N Top |
| novelist |
小説家 shōsetsu (novel) ka (specialist) |
- |
| nun |
僧侶 sōryo |
- |
| nurse |
看護士 kango (nursing) shi (specialist) |
看護 kango |
| O Top |
| operator |
オペレーター operētā (operator) |
- |
| ophthalmologist |
眼科医 gan-ka (ophthalmology) i (doctor) |
眼科 gan-ka |
| optician |
めがね屋 megane (spectacles) ya (shop)
オプティシャン oputishan (optician) |
めがね屋 megane (spectacles) ya (shop) |
| orderly |
用務員 yōmu (duties) in (member) |
- |
| ornithologist |
鳥類学者 chōrui-gaku (ornithology) sha (person) |
鳥類学 chōrui-gaku |
| P Top |
| painter |
画家 gaka (ga: painting; ka: specialist) |
- |
| paintwork |
塗装業者 tosō (paint) gyō (business) sha (person) |
塗装業 tosō gyō |
| paleontologist |
古生物学者 koseibutsu-gaku (paleontology) sha (person) |
古生物学 koseibutsu-gaku |
| pathologist |
病理学者 byōri-gaku (pathology) sha (person) |
病理学 byōri-gaku |
| pawnbroker |
質屋 shichi (pawn) ya (shop) |
shichi (pawn) ya (shop) |
| peddler |
巡回販売業者 junkai (circulate) hanbai (sales) gyō (busienss) sha (person)
移動販売業者 idō (mobile) hanbai (sales) gyō sha |
巡回販売業 junkai hanbai gyō
移動販売業 idō hanbai gyō |
| pediatrician |
小児科医 shōni-ka (pediatrics) i (doctor) |
小児科 shōni-ka |
| percussionist |
パーカッショニスト pākasshonisuto (percussionist) |
- |
| pharmacist |
薬剤師 yakuzai (pharmacy) shi (master) |
- |
| philosopher |
哲学者 tetsugaku (philosophy) sha (person) |
哲学 tetsugaku |
| photographer |
写真家 shashin (photography) ka (specialist) |
写真屋 shashin (photography) ya (shop) |
| physician |
内科医 nai-ka (internal medicine) i (doctor) |
内科 nai-ka |
| physicist |
物理学者 butsuri-gaku (physics) sha (person) |
物理学 butsuri-gaku |
| pianist |
ピアニスト pianisuto (pianist) |
- |
| pilot |
パイロット pairotto (pilot) |
- |
| plumber |
配管工 (individual) haikan (plumb) kō (technical worker)
水道業者 (business) suidō (waterworks) gyō (business) sha (person) |
水道業 suidō gyō |
| poet |
詩人 shijin (shi: poem; jin: person) |
- |
| police officer |
警察官 keisatsu (police) kan (officer) |
警察 keisatsu |
| politician |
政治家 seiji (politics) ka (specialist) |
政治 seiji |
| president |
社長 (of a company) shachō (sha: company; chō: chief)
会長 (of an organization) kaichō (kai: organization, association, etc.; chō: chief) |
- |
| principal |
校長 kōchō (kō: school; chō: chief) |
- |
| producer |
プロデューサー purodhūsā (producer) |
- |
| programmer |
プログラマー puroguramā (programmer) |
プログラミング puroguramingu (programming) |
| professor |
教授 kyōju |
大学 daigaku (university) |
| psychiatrist |
精神病医 seishin (mental) byō (illness) i (doctor) |
精神科 seishin-ka (psychiatrics) |
| psychologist |
心理学者 shinri-gaku (psychology) sha (person) |
心理学 shinri-gaku |
| publisher |
出版者 shuppan (publishing) sha (person) |
出版 shuppan |
