Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しゅう
Grade: 6
えき
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しゅう)(えき) (shūekiしうえき (siueki)?

  1. assuming one's duties, going on duty
    Synonym: 就業 (shūgyō)
  2. (of a ship) going into commission
  3. (of a prisoner) serving a prison sentence; doing penal labor
    Synonym: 服役 (fukueki)
    • 1911, 堺利彦, 獄中生活[1], 青空文庫:
      そして(かく)(しゅう)(じん)にはそれぞれ(さだ)まった()(てい)があって、それだけの()(ごと)()()させられることになっている。(しゅう)(えき)(ちゅう)(はなし)もできず、(やす)むこともできず、便(べん)(じょ)()きたい(とき)には()()げて(きょ)()()うのだそうな []
      Soshite kaku-shūjin ni wa sorezore sadamatta katei ga atte, sore dake no shigoto wa zehi saserareru koto ni natte iru. Shūeki-chū wa hanashi mo dekizu, yasumu koto mo dekizu, benjo ni ikitai toki ni wa te o agete kyoka o kou no da sō na []
      And each prisoner has a specified duty and is forced to do at least that job no matter what. I hear that while doing labor, the prisoners may not talk or rest, and when they want to go the bathroom they raise their hand and ask for permission []

Verb edit

(しゅう)(えき)する (shūeki suruしうえき (siueki)?intransitive suru (stem (しゅう)(えき) (shūeki shi), past (しゅう)(えき)した (shūeki shita))

  1. to assume one's duties, to go on duty
    Synonym: 就業する (shūgyō suru)
  2. (of a ship) to go into commission
  3. (of a prisoner) to serve a prison sentence; to do penal labor
    Synonym: 服役する (fukueki suru)

Conjugation edit