通勤 vs. 出勤: Similar Words with Subtle Differences

通勤つうきん vs. 出勤しゅっきん: Similar Words with Subtle Differences

What is the difference between “通勤つうきん” and “出勤しゅっきん“? They have subtle differences. Is the meaning of “to go to work” “通勤つうきん” or “出勤しゅっきん“? Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

通勤つうきん (tsuukin)

Commute / 通勤 / 통근 / Đi làm

“通勤つうきん” means “commute” and which has been used as the meaning of “to make the same journey regularly between work and home”. “通勤つうきん” is a noun and “通勤つうきんする” is a verb. The basic way to use them is “通勤つうきん___” such as “通勤つうきん時間じかん(the commute time)” and “___で通勤つうきんする” such as “電車でんしゃで通勤つうきんします(I commute to work by rail.)”.

Example

電車でんしゃで通勤つうきんしてるよ。 (I commute to work by rail.) (我坐火车上下班哦。) (전철로 출퇴근 하고 있어.) (Tôi đi làm bằng tàu điện.)

通勤つうきん時間じかんはどのぐらい？ (How long is your commute?) (上下班要花多少时间？) (출퇴근은 얼마나 걸려?) (Thời gian đi làm mất khoảng bao lâu?)

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通勤つうきん手段しゅだんは何なに？ (How do you commute to work?) (你上班方法是什么？) (출퇴근 수단은 뭐야?) (Phương tiện đi làm là gì?)

バスだよ。 (I take the bus.) (搭公共汽车。) (버스야.) (Bằng xe buýt.)

出勤しゅっきん (shukkin)

Go to work / 出勤 / 출근 / Tới nơi làm

“出勤しゅっきん” means “Go to work” and which has been used as the meaning of “to leave the house to go to the workplace”. “出勤しゅっきん” is a noun, such as “出勤しゅっきん日び(a working day)” and “出勤しゅっきんする” is a verb such “出勤しゅっきんします(I go to work.). Although you would also use “会社かいしゃへ行いく” as “出勤しゅっきんする”, it sounds pretty childish in business situations. However, between your friends, “会社かいしゃへ行いくね(I go to work.)” would be fine instead of “出勤しゅっきんするね(I go to work.)”.

Example

ゆか
今日きょうはいつもより早はやく出勤しゅっきんしたよ。 (I went to work earlier than usual today.) (今天比平常上班要早到呢。) (오늘은 평소보다 일찍 출근했어요.) (Hôm nay tôi tới nơi làm sớm hơn mọi khi đấy.)

たつや
明日あしたが最終さいしゅう出勤しゅっきん日びなんだ。 (Tomorrow will be my last day of work.) (明天是我最后一个工作日。) (내일이 마지막 출근이야.) (Ngày mai là ngày đi làm cuối cùng của tôi.)

ゆか
何時なんじ出勤しゅっきんなの？ (What time do you get to work?) (你几点去上班？) (몇 시 출근이야?) (Khi nào bạn tới nơi làm?)

たつや
出勤しゅっきんしたら教おしえてよ。 (Let me know when you come to work.) (去上班的话请告诉我。) (출근하면 알려줘.) (Vui lòng cho tôi biết khi bạn tới nơi làm.)