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    3. 仕事始め

    仕事始め

    仕し事ごと始はじめ​

    resuming work after the New Year's vacation

    KMT9Ref L1NounCulture & TraditionsWork & CareerKanji Vocab23 strokes

    仕事はじめ仕事始

    しごとはじめ

    Noun

    1.
    resuming work after the New Year's vacation, first time that one works in the year

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    明あし日たは仕し事ごと始はじめです。

    Tomorrow is the first day back at work.

    KMT5Work & CareerDaily Life
    仕し事ごと始はじめの朝あさは、メールのチェックと会かい議ぎの準じゅん備びで忙いそがしい。

    The morning of the first day back at work is busy with checking emails and preparing for meetings.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily LifeBusiness & Finance
    仕し事ごと始はじめには、多おおくの企き業ぎょうで新しん年ねんの挨あい拶さつが行おこなわれます。

    On the first day of work, many companies hold New Year's greetings.

    KMT9Work & CareerCulture & TraditionsBusiness & Finance
    仕し事ごと始はじめの日ひは、長ちょう期き休きゅう暇か明あけで体からだが慣なれるまで時じ間かんがかかります。

    On the first day back at work, it takes time for the body to get used to it after a long vacation.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    日に本ほんでは仕し事ごと始はじめの前まえに、初はつ詣もうに行でんいく人ひとも少すくなくありません。

    In Japan, many people go to Hatsumōde (first shrine visit of the year) before the first day of work.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsWork & CareerReligion & Philosophy

    Characters that make up this word

    仕
    つか.える…(2)
    attend・doing・official・serve
    Kanji
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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