Profession Kanji List with Meaning and Reading (100+ Japanese Job Vocabulary)
Learning profession-related kanji is an important step for Japanese learners who want to understand real-life conversations, workplace vocabulary, and daily communication in Japanese. Occupation and job-related words frequently appear in textbooks, JLPT exams, business situations, anime, manga, and Japanese news articles.
Japanese profession vocabulary often combines multiple kanji characters to describe a specific role or occupation. By learning these kanji, you can improve both your vocabulary and your understanding of how Japanese words are formed. For example, many professions include characters related to work, education, medicine, technology, or public service.
This page provides a structured list of profession kanji for beginners and intermediate learners. Each entry includes the kanji, reading in hiragana with romaji, English meaning, and Indonesian translation. This multilingual approach helps learners memorize vocabulary more effectively while improving reading comprehension.
To make learning easier, we also include a searchable table that allows you to quickly find professions based on kanji, reading, or meaning. You can copy any kanji instantly with a single click, making it easier to save words for notes, flashcards, or writing practice.
If you are preparing for the JLPT, planning to work in Japan, or simply expanding your Japanese vocabulary, mastering profession kanji will help you communicate more naturally and confidently.
| Kanji | Reading | English | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|
ๅ
็ | ใใใใ (sensei) | teacher | guru |
ๅญฆ็ | ใใใใ (gakusei) | student | siswa |
ๅป่
| ใใใ (isha) | doctor | dokter |
็่ญทๅธซ | ใใใใ (kangoshi) | nurse | perawat |
ไผ็คพๅก | ใใใใใใ (kaishain) | office worker | pegawai kantor |
ๅบๅก | ใฆใใใ (tenin) | shop employee | pegawai toko |
่ญฆๅฏๅฎ | ใใใใคใใ (keisatsukan) | police officer | polisi |
ๆถ้ฒๅฃซ | ใใใใผใใ (shouboushi) | firefighter | pemadam kebakaran |
้่ปขๆ | ใใใฆใใใ (untenshu) | driver | sopir |
ๆ็ไบบ | ใใใใใซใ (ryourinin) | chef | koki |
ๆญๆ | ใใใ (kashu) | singer | penyanyi |
ไฟณๅช | ใฏใใใ (haiyuu) | actor | aktor |
ๅฅณๅช | ใใใใ (joyuu) | actress | aktris |
ไฝๅฎถ | ใใฃใ (sakka) | writer | penulis |
็ปๅฎถ | ใใ (gaka) | painter | pelukis |
้ณๆฅฝๅฎถ | ใใใใใ (ongakuka) | musician | musisi |
่พฒๅฎถ | ใฎใใ (nouka) | farmer | petani |
ๆผๅธซ | ใใใใ (ryoushi) | fisherman | nelayan |
็พๅฎนๅธซ | ใณใใใ (biyoushi) | hairdresser | penata rambut |
ๅผ่ญทๅฃซ | ในใใใ (bengoshi) | lawyer | pengacara |
ๅปบ็ฏๅฎถ | ใใใกใใ (kenchikuka) | architect | arsitek |
ๆ่ก่
| ใใใ ใคใใ (gijutsusha) | engineer | insinyur |
็งๅญฆ่
| ใใใใใ (kagakusha) | scientist | ilmuwan |
่จ่
| ใใใ (kisha) | reporter | wartawan |
้่จณ่
| ใคใใใใใ (tsuuyakusha) | interpreter | penerjemah lisan |
็ฟป่จณ่
| ใปใใใใใ (honyakusha) | translator | penerjemah |
่ฌๅคๅธซ | ใใใใใ (yakuzaishi) | pharmacist | apoteker |
ๆญฏ็งๅป | ใใใ (shikai) | dentist | dokter gigi |
ๅค็งๅป | ใใใ (gekai) | surgeon | ahli bedah |
ๅ
็งๅป | ใชใใใ (naikai) | physician | dokter penyakit dalam |
ๆๅธซ | ใใใใ (kyoushi) | instructor | pengajar |
ๆๆ | ใใใใใ (kyouju) | professor | profesor |
ๆ ก้ท | ใใใกใใ (kouchou) | principal | kepala sekolah |
ไฟ่ฒๅฃซ | ใปใใใ (hoikushi) | childcare worker | pengasuh anak |
ๅ
ฌๅๅก | ใใใใใ (koumuin) | civil servant | pegawai negeri |
ๆฟๆฒปๅฎถ | ใใใใ (seijika) | politician | politikus |
ๅธ้ท | ใใกใใ (shichou) | mayor | wali kota |
็คพ้ท | ใใใกใใ (shachou) | company president | direktur perusahaan |
้จ้ท | ใถใกใใ (buchou) | department manager | kepala divisi |
่ชฒ้ท | ใใกใใ (kachou) | section chief | kepala bagian |
้่กๅก | ใใใใใใ (ginkouin) | bank employee | pegawai bank |
ไผ่จๅฃซ | ใใใใใ (kaikeishi) | accountant | akuntan |
็งๆธ | ใฒใใ (hisho) | secretary | sekretaris |
ๅไปๅก | ใใใคใใใ (uketsukein) | receptionist | resepsionis |
่ฒฉๅฃฒๅก | ใฏใใฐใใใ (hanbaiin) | salesperson | sales |
ๅถๆฅญๅก | ใใใใใใใ (eigyouin) | marketing staff | staf pemasaran |
้
้ๅก | ใฏใใใคใใ (haitatsuin) | delivery worker | kurir |
ๆดๅๅฃซ | ใใใณใ (seibishi) | mechanic | mekanik |
้่ปขๅฃซ | ใใใฆใใ (untenshi) | train driver | masinis |
่ช็ฉบๅฃซ | ใใใใใ (koukuushi) | pilot | pilot |
ๅฎขๅฎคไนๅๅก | ใใใใใคใใใใใใ (kyakushitsujoumuin) | flight attendant | pramugari |
่ชฟ็ๅธซ | ใกใใใใ (chourishi) | cook | juru masak |
่ๅญ่ทไบบ | ใใใใใใซใ (kashishokunin) | pastry chef | pembuat kue |
็พๅฎนๅฎถ | ใณใใใ (biyouka) | beauty specialist | ahli kecantikan |
ๅ็ๅฎถ | ใใใใใ (shashinka) | photographer | fotografer |
ๆ ็ป็ฃ็ฃ | ใใใใใใจใ (eigakantoku) | film director | sutradara film |
็ทจ้่
| ใธใใใ ใใใ (henshuusha) | editor | editor |
ๆผซ็ปๅฎถ | ใพใใใ (mangaka) | manga artist | komikus manga |
ๅฃฐๅช | ใใใใ (seiyuu) | voice actor | pengisi suara |
่ธ่กๅฎถ | ใใใใ ใคใ (geijutsuka) | artist | seniman |
่จญ่จๅฃซ | ใใฃใใใ (sekkeishi) | designer | desainer |
้็บ่
| ใใใฏใคใใ (kaihatsusha) | developer | developer |
็ ็ฉถ่
| ใใใใ ใใใ (kenkyuusha) | researcher | peneliti |
ๅธๆธ | ใใใ (shisho) | librarian | pustakawan |
่ฃๅคๅฎ | ใใใฐใใใ (saibankan) | judge | hakim |
ๆคๅฏๅฎ | ใใใใคใใ (kensatsukan) | prosecutor | jaksa |
้้ขๅฃซ | ใคใใใใ (tsuukanshi) | customs broker | petugas bea cukai |
็จ็ๅฃซ | ใใใใ (zeirishi) | tax accountant | konsultan pajak |
ๅธๆณๆธๅฃซ | ใใปใใใใ (shihoushoshi) | judicial scrivener | notaris hukum |
่กๆฟๆธๅฃซ | ใใใใใใใใ (gyouseishoshi) | administrative scrivener | konsultan administrasi |
ไธๅ็ฃๆฅญ่
| ใตใฉใใใใใใใใ (fudousangyousha) | real estate agent | agen properti |
ไปฒไปไบบ | ใกใ ใใใใซใ (chuukainin) | broker | perantara |
ๆ่ณๅฎถ | ใจใใใ (toushika) | investor | investor |
่ตทๆฅญๅฎถ | ใใใใใ (kigyouka) | entrepreneur | wirausahawan |
็ตๅถ่
| ใใใใใใ (keieisha) | business manager | manajer bisnis |
ๅดๅ่
| ใใใฉใใใ (roudousha) | labor worker | buruh |
ๅปบ่จญไฝๆฅญๅก | ใใใใคใใใใใใ (kensetsusagyouin) | construction worker | pekerja konstruksi |
้ปๆฐๆๅธซ | ใงใใใใ (denkigishi) | electrician | teknisi listrik |
้
็ฎกๅทฅ | ใฏใใใใใ (haikankou) | plumber | tukang pipa |
ๆบถๆฅๅทฅ | ใใใใคใใ (yousetsukou) | welder | tukang las |
ๅคงๅทฅ | ใ ใใ (daiku) | carpenter | tukang kayu |
ๅทฆๅฎ | ใใใ (sakan) | plasterer | tukang plester |
ๅบญๅธซ | ใซใใ (niwashi) | gardener | tukang kebun |
ๆธ
ๆๅก | ใใใใใใ (seisouin) | cleaner | petugas kebersihan |
่ญฆๅๅก | ใใใณใใ (keibiin) | security guard | satpam |
ๆกๅ
ไบบ | ใใใชใใซใ (annainin) | guide | pemandu |
่ฆณๅ
ๆกๅ
ๅก | ใใใใใใใชใใใ (kankouannaiin) | tour guide | pemandu wisata |
ๆฅๅฎขๅก | ใใฃใใใใใ (sekkyakuin) | customer service staff | staf layanan pelanggan |
ๅฎฟๆณไฟ | ใใ ใใฏใใใใ (shukuhakugakari) | hotel staff | pegawai hotel |
่ชฟๆปๅก | ใกใใใใใ (chousain) | investigator | penyelidik |
ๅๆๅฎ | ใถใใใใใ (bunsekikan) | analyst | analis |
ๆ
ๅ ฑๆ่ก่
| ใใใใปใใใใ ใคใใ (jouhougijutsusha) | IT specialist | spesialis IT |
็จๅบ่จญ่จ่
| ใใญใฐใฉใ ใใฃใใใใ (puroguramu sekkeisha) | program designer | perancang program |
้ไฟกๆๅธซ | ใคใใใใใ (tsuushingishi) | telecommunications engineer | insinyur telekomunikasi |
ๅฎๅฎ้ฃ่กๅฃซ | ใใกใ ใใฒใใใ (uchuuhikoushi) | astronaut | astronot |
ๆฐ่ฑกไบๅ ฑๅฃซ | ใใใใใใปใใ (kishouyohoushi) | weather forecaster | peramal cuaca |
็ฃๅป | ใใ ใใ (juui) | veterinarian | dokter hewan |
ไป่ญทๅฃซ | ใใใใ (kaigoshi) | caregiver | perawat lansia |
ๅฟ็ๅญฆ่
| ใใใใใใใ (shinrigakusha) | psychologist | psikolog |
็คพไผๅญฆ่
| ใใใใใใใใ (shakaigakusha) | sociologist | sosiolog |
ๆญดๅฒๅญฆ่
| ใใใใใใใ (rekishigakusha) | historian | sejarawan |
็ฟป่จณๅฎถ | ใปใใใใ (honyakuka) | translation expert | ahli terjemahan |
้่จณๆกๅ
ๅฃซ | ใคใใใใใใชใใ (tsuuyakuannaishi) | licensed tour interpreter | pemandu interpreter |
่ๆฌๅฎถ | ใใใใปใใ (kyakuhonka) | screenwriter | penulis skenario |
ๆๆฎ่
| ใใใใ (shikisha) | conductor | dirigen |
่่ธๅฎถ | ใถใใใ (buyouka) | dancer | penari |
How to Learn Profession Kanji More Effectively
Profession-related kanji are easier to remember when you associate them with real people and daily situations. Try thinking about your own profession, the jobs of your family members, or occupations you frequently hear in movies, anime, or Japanese news.
Many Japanese job titles share common kanji such as ่ (person), ๅธซ (specialist), ๅก (member), and ๅฎถ (expert). Learning these recurring kanji patterns will help you recognize and memorize new vocabulary faster.
You can also improve retention by grouping professions into categories such as healthcare, education, entertainment, or technology. This helps your brain build stronger connections between related words.
To continue expanding your vocabulary, explore our Food Kanji List, Basic Kanji for Beginners, and JLPT N5 Kanji List.