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卒業

Graduation


Meaning

Graduation

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

The business of you graduating is your graduation. If you think about it, it's kind of a big business, getting you graduated from expensive schools. The graduation business focuses on graduations, and getting you there (hint: this business is a school, probably).


Reading

そつぎょう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 卒業まで通う

    will attend until graduation

    卒業まで一年

    one more year until graduation

    卒業までサポートする

    to support someone until graduation

  • 卒業をする

    to graduate

    卒業をむかえる

    to reach graduation

    卒業を目指す

    to aim to graduate

  • 卒業後

    after graduation

    卒業アルバム

    graduation album

    卒業研究

    graduation research project

  • 大学卒業

    university graduation

    中学卒業

    middle school graduation

    高校卒業

    high school graduation

  • ご卒業

    graduation

Context Sentences

日本では三月が卒業のシーズンです。

In Japan, March is graduation season.

アイドルグループTFG48のワニカニ子ちゃんが卒業を発表しました。

The WaniKaniko-chan of the idol group TFG48 has announced her graduation.

卒業しても、大人になっても、私たち、ずっと親友だよね?

Even after graduation, even after becoming adults, we'll always be best friends, right?


Kanji Composition