How to Say ‘IT job.’ in Japanese
ITの仕事です。
IT no shigoto desu
[eye-tee noh shee-goh-toh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Pattern: [Xの仕事です] = “I work in X.” You can swap X: [教育の仕事です], [営業の仕事です].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Job answers in Japan are often short and modest; details usually come after a follow-up question.
Phrase Breakdown
IT
IT
[eye-tee]
IT (information technology)
Loanword “IT.” Often used in Japanese business to refer to the tech/IT field.
ITの仕事です。
It’s an IT job.
の
no
[noh]
of; related to
Links IT and 仕事: ITの仕事 = “IT-related work / an IT job.”
ITの会社で働いています。
I work at an IT company.
仕事
shigoto
[shee-goh-toh]
work; job
Here it means your occupation/field: ITの仕事 = “work in IT.”
ITの仕事は人気があります。
IT jobs are popular.
です
desu
[dess]
is (polite)
Ends the sentence politely: ～です = “It is …”
エンジニアです。
I’m an engineer.
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