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卒業 (そつぎょう) — graduation | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

卒業

そつぎょう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1graduation
2completion (of a course)
3moving on (from)
4outgrowing (something)
5leaving (a group, company, etc.)
6quitting

Example sentence

彼はその時大学を卒業したてであった。

He was then fresh from college.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

卒Graduate, Soldier, Private8 strokes 業Business, Vocation, Arts13 strokes

More words with 卒

卒直そっちょく · frankN2 何卒なにとぞ · please 学卒がくそつ · college graduate 高卒こうそつ · high school graduate 卒業後そつぎょうご · after graduation 卒業式

Full entry on Jisho

そつぎょうしき ·

graduation ceremony

卒業生そつぎょうせい · graduate

脳卒中のうそっちゅう · stroke

More words with 業

鉱業こうぎょう · mining industryN1 事業じぎょう · projectN1 業者ぎょうしゃ · traderN1 業務ぎょうむ · businessN1 実業家じつぎょうか · industrialistN1 就業しゅうぎょう · employmentN1 従業員じゅうぎょういん · employeeN1 興業こうぎょう · starting a businessN1

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