就 get a job, you bum!

京 (capital) + (lame)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes

Onyomi

SHUU

Mnemonic

The lame person put on his (pediatric) SHOES and set out to get a job in the capital.

Kunyomi

( に ) つ*く to have a job. (しごと に つく= to find a job)
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

就職(しゅうしょく) する

find job ★☆☆☆☆
就 (get a job, you bum!) + 職 (employment) = 就職 (find job)

to find a job (finally!)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
就 get a job, you bum! CAPITAL 京
執 to hella do LUCKY 幸

Anyone can get a job in the CAPITAL, but only a LUCKY person can hella do the job right.

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Synonyms

get a job
就職する    仕事に就く