How to tell own occupation of Recent Article

Question - What is your job?

 

Let's learn how to this question to answer.

For example, a teacher, a doctor, a banker, a computer engineer, a government employee.

Though answering about these occupations is easy, there may be many occupations in which it is difficult to answer unexpectedly.

For instance, Sales promotion project [or planning].

If it is not a question on dealings of your work, you may answer simply.

There is a very vague, very convenient word in Japanese.

I teach you it.

 

Very convenient expression "Kankei and kei."

Both of these are expressions for expressing the kind of work roughly.

In case of the explanation regarding occupation, Both are used in the same meaning.
These are expressions of comparatively new Japanese.

Then, let's see the usage example.

Answering like this if you are involved in the work of the trade might be good.

There is no problem even if it is a project or it is an audit.

In small talk, Japanese people are not asking for the detailed answer.

Japanese people have the concept "Don't be so inquisitive about others."

Therefore, in the case of small talk, such an answer is enough.

If you don't want to answer the question, this way to answer is convenient.
"Kankei and Kei"
Either use is OK.

 

Other expressions

There are also various other expressions.
For your information.

Japanese & Pronunciation	English
ABC会社に勤めています。 ABC gaisha ni tsutomete imasu.	I work for ABC Company.
営業をしています。 eigyo wo shite imasu.	I'm a sales representative.
パートで働いてます。 paato de hataraite masu.	I'm working part-time.
今は無職です。 ima wa mushoku desu. 今は働いていません。 ima wa hataraite imasen.	I'm not working now.
仕事を探しています。 shigoto wo sagashite imasu. 求職中です。 kyushoku chu desu.	I'm looking for a job.
今は失業中です。 ima wa shitsugyo chu desu.	I'm out of work now.