天職
てんしょく
- vocation; lifework; calling n
- sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation) n
- prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period) n
Kanji
天
テン
あまつ • あめ • あま-
heavens; sky; imperial
職
ショク • ソク
post; employment; work
Synonyms
天神
てんじん
- heavenly god; heavenly gods n
- spirit of Sugawara no Michizane n
- Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit) n
- pit of a dried plum; dried plum n col
- tenjin hairstyle n abbr
- prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period) n
- tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen) n