JLPT · Level 10
75 words
Japanese word
タイピスト
Pronunciation
Romajitaipisuto
Meaning
- nountypist
Example
母はタイピストです。haha wa ta i pi su to de su
My mother is a typist.
More examples
その会社は新しいタイピストを雇いました。so no gai sha wa atara shi i ta i pi su to o yato i ma shi ta
The company hired a new typist.
Core concept
Refers to a worker whose main task is preparing written material through sustained typing.
Common phrases
タイピストを募集するta i pi su to o bo shū su ru
recruit typists
タイピストとして働くta i pi su to to shi te hatara ku
work as a typist
Definition in Japanese
タイプライターやコンピューターのキーボードで文書を作成する職業の人。ta i pu ra i tā ya ko n pyū tā no kī bō do de bun sho o saku sei su ru shoku gyō no hito
Word origin
The word タイピスト (taipisuto) entered Japanese from English typist, a word made by adding the person-denoting suffix -ist to type.
Usage tips
- Accuracy is a central part of a typist's work because a single mistyped character can change the meaning of a document.