How to Say ‘IT work’ in Japanese
ITのしごと
ITのしごと
💬 Usage Tip: Chunk: [ITのしごと] = “IT work/job.” Add [をしています] to say you work in IT.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying “industry + [の] + [しごと]” is a simple way to describe your field without a precise job title.
Phrase Breakdown
ITのITの
IT (information technology) + of
の links nouns: “IT-related …” or “... of IT.” Here it modifies しごと.
ITのかいしゃ
an IT company
しごとしごと
work; job
In this phrase, it means “job/work” related to the noun before it (ITの〜).
しごとはいそがしいです。
Work is busy.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
ITIT
[IT]
IT (information technology)
IT modifies しごと (job) when linked with の.
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
のの
[no]
of; ’s (particle)
の makes a noun phrase: ITのしごと = “an IT job / IT work.”
ITのしごとがすきです。
I like IT work.
しごとしごと
[shigoto]
work; job
しごと is the noun “job/work.” Together: ITのしごと = IT job.
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
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