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業
business · work · industry · vocation
N4On: ぎょう、ごうKun: わざ
Memory Aid
The kanji for 'business' or 'work' looks like a busy workshop. The bottom part is a 'tree' (木), perhaps representing materials or a workbench, while the intricate top half suggests many activities and processes happening, symbolizing the complexity of 'industry'.
'GYO' — Imagine a 'GYO-ing' concern, a bustling 'business' always 'going' forward. This also sounds like 'job' (じょぶ) if you stretch it a little.
Vocabulary
仕事しごとwork, job
事業じぎょうbusiness, enterprise
卒業そつぎょうgraduation
産業さんぎょうindustry
営業えいぎょうbusiness, sales
Example Sentences
私の仕事はとても忙しいです。
My work is very busy.
彼は来年大学を卒業します。
He will graduate from university next year.
新しい事業を始めるのは大変です。
Starting a new business is difficult.
日本は工業が発達しています。
Industry is developed in Japan.