Meaning of 天職 in Japanese

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Definition of 天職

てんしょく(tenshoku) 【 天職 】

天職 Kanji Details

  1. (n) vocation; lifework; calling

    彼は教えることが彼の天職であることに気づいた。
    He found that teaching was his calling.

  2. sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
  3. prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period) →Related words: 天神
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