Kanji

業

業

business, vocation, arts, performance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ギョウ, ゴウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わざ

Nanori (Name Reading)

おき, かず, くに, なり, のぶ, のり, はじめ, ふさ

Common Readings

ギョウ, ゴウ, わざ

Example sentences

作業 さぎょう
彼は徹夜で作業をした。

He worked all night.

命令 めいれい
彼は上司の命令に従って、すぐに作業を開始した。

Following his boss's orders, he immediately started the work.

授業 じゅぎょう
今日の数学の授業はとても難しかった。

Today's math class was very difficult.

終わる おわる
授業が三時に終わる予定だ

Class is scheduled to end at three o'clock.

卒業 そつぎょう
妹は来年高校を卒業する。

My sister will graduate from high school next year.

寂しい さびしい
卒業して友達と会えなくなるのは寂しい。

It's sad to not be able to see my friends after graduating.

仕業 しわざ
これは誰の仕業だろうか。

I wonder whose doing this is.

職業 しょくぎょう
彼は自分の職業に誇りを持っている。

He takes pride in his profession.

倫理 りんり
個人情報を扱う際には、職業倫理を守らなければならない。

Professional ethics must be observed when handling personal information.

営業 えいぎょう
この店は土曜日も営業しています。

This shop is open on Saturdays as well.

Example Vocabulary

作業

さぎょう

work; operation; task

授業

じゅぎょう

lesson, class, teaching

卒業

そつぎょう

graduation; completion (of a course)

仕業

しわざ

deed; act; doing; handiwork

職業

しょくぎょう

occupation; profession; vocation

営業

えいぎょう

business; sales; operations; to be open

企業

きぎょう

enterprise; business; company; corporation

従業員

じゅうぎょういん

employee; worker

自業自得

じごうじとく

reaping what you sow; getting what you deserve; poetic justice

業務

ぎょうむ

business; affairs; duties; operations

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