Meaning
Take Position / Assume Office / Begin / Engage
- 就職 — getting a job
- 就業 — starting work; employment
- 就任 — assuming office
- 就学 — entering school
- 就寝 — going to bed
- 就労 — labor; being at work
- 就活 — job hunting (abbr.)
- 就中 — especially; in particular
就 historically implies “settling into” a role or status. It retains that sense in modern compounds related to work and duty—beginning a job, taking office, or commencing an activity.
彼は 来月から 新しい 会社に 就職する。
He will start working at a new company next month.
社長に 就任した日を 覚えている。
I remember the day I took office as company president.