He worked all night.
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
Following his boss's orders, he immediately started the work.
Today's math class was very difficult.
Class is scheduled to end at three o'clock.
My sister will graduate from high school next year.
It's sad to not be able to see my friends after graduating.
I wonder whose doing this is.
He takes pride in his profession.
Professional ethics must be observed when handling personal information.
This shop is open on Saturdays as well.
Example Vocabulary
作業
work; operation; task
授業
lesson, class, teaching
卒業
graduation; completion (of a course)
仕業
deed; act; doing; handiwork
職業
occupation; profession; vocation
営業
business; sales; operations; to be open
企業
enterprise; business; company; corporation
従業員
employee; worker
自業自得
reaping what you sow; getting what you deserve; poetic justice
業務
business; affairs; duties; operations
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