VocabJLPT N1
career change
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
Refers to the act of completely changing one's career, role, or field of activity. It is used to describe someone who shifts from one profession or identity to an entirely different one.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

After retiring, my grandfather turned his hobby into a career and reinvented himself as an instructor.

Sentence 2

After retiring, my grandmother reinvented herself as a local storyteller and she's doing great.

Sentence 3

Her new uniform says it all — the reinvention suits her perfectly.

Sentence 4

Apparently her cooking skills got noticed and she reinvented herself as a chef!

Sentence 5

His career change was also a statement against the company's performance review system.