Memory phrase for the Kanji: 業


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Meaning

work, act, karma

Pronunciation

GYŌ, GŌ
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Explanation

Top: hollow (image of a vulcano with hollow top; here: board with a load), bottom: sheep with two extra legs

Mnemonic

The loaded board on the sheep with the outwardly bent legs shows: It is at work.

Radicals

hollowImage of a hollow volcano vent
sheepPicture of the face of a sheep with two horns.
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Vocabulary

 職業  しょくぎょう  occupation, business
 営業  えいぎょう  business, trade, management
 残業する  ざんぎょうする  to work overtime
 交代操業  こうたいそうぎょう  working in shifts
 罷業  ひぎょう  strike (in industry)
 産業  さんぎょう  production, industry
 失業  しつぎょう  unemployment
 事業  じぎょう  project, enterprise, business
 卒業  そつぎょう  graduation


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