てんしょく
Noun
1.
vocation, lifework, calling
2.
sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation)
3.
prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
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彼女は教師になることが自分の天職だと感じている。
She feels that becoming a teacher is her true calling.
自分の天職を見つけることは、人生の大きな喜びの一つだ。
Finding one's true calling is one of life's great joys.
多くの試練を乗り越え、ようやく彼は天職と思える仕事に出会った。
After overcoming many trials, he finally found a job that he could consider his true calling.
彼は天職である研究に没頭し、数々の発見を成し遂げた。
He immersed himself in his calling of research and achieved numerous discoveries.
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