業
業 — Business
business, vocation, arts, performance
On’yomiギョウ (gyou)
On’yomiゴウ (gou)
Kun’yomiわざ (waza)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 業
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader; dealer; businessperson |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work; operation; task |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry; livelihood; occupation |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
Study notes
業 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #43 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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