業 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- ギョウ・ゴウぎょう・ごう · gyō · gō
- Kun
- わざwaza
- Meaning
- work, business, deed
Stroke order
Origin
Originally a drawing of a wooden stand with notched ornaments for hanging musical instruments; later it came to mean work or skill.
Readings and examples
| Onギョウぎょうgyō | 業績ぎょうせき職業しょくぎょう卒業そつぎょう |
|---|---|
| Onゴウごうgō | 業病ごうびょう罪業ざいごう自業自得じごうじとく |
| Kunわざwaza | 業ごう仕業しわざ早業はやわざ Compare: 技 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 授業じゅぎょう
class, lesson
- 工業こうぎょう
industry
- 農業のうぎょう
- 産業さんぎょう
- 卒業そつぎょう
- 職業しょくぎょう
- 業績ぎょうせき
- 営業えいぎょう
Example
父の 仕事は 木を 切る 業です。
My father’s work is the trade of cutting timber.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)