Work, Task, Operation
noun, verbal noun
If you want to make a business successful you need to be prepared to do a lot of work. Be ready to handle many tasks and operations! 作業 often focuses on individual, hands-on tasks that are undertaken to accomplish a specific objective.
さぎょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 作 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use: You love the work involved in sawing gyoza (さぎょう). There's something about taking a piece of gyoza and sawing right through it that you just love so much.
これからクリーニングの作業をします。
I will start working on cleaning now.
地下での作業はどうでしたか？
How was your operation underground?
二人で作業をすると早く終わります。
When two people work on a task together, it will get done quickly.
今日は一日中「作業ハンドブックを作る」という作業をしていました。
Today, I was working on making an operations handbook all day long.