Word details

卒業

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 卒業.

Dictionary

Entry

卒業つぎょうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #2172
1

graduation; completion (of a course)

Examples
彼は学校を卒業したあと、ロンドンへ行った。
After he left school, he went to London.
2

moving on (from); outgrowing (something)

Examples
私はポップ・ミュージックはそろそろ卒業しようと思っているの。
I feel I'm growing out of pop music.
3

leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

graduate, soldier, private, die

8 strokesFrequency 772JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ソツシュツ

Kun

そっ.するお.えるお.わるついににわか

business, vocation, arts, performance

13 strokesFrequency 43JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ギョウゴウ

Kun

わざ

Nanori

なりのぶ

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