How to say 'Industry' in Japanese | 業

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The Japanese word for Industry is 'Gyou', written as 業 in Japanese.'Industry' in hiragana is ぎょう.

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業

Meaning

Industry

Reading

ぎょう

gyou

Kanji

業Business

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '業 (ぎょう)' is used to denote a type of industry, business, or profession. It is commonly attached to nouns to specify a particular field or sector. For example: the manufacturing industry「製造業」(せいぞうぎょう). The service industry「サービス業」(サービスぎょう). This suffix is versatile and can be used in various contexts to describe different types of work or business sectors.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

712

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 業

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

業

Meaning

Business

Words Related to 業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

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企業

Meaning

Company

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授業

Meaning

Lesson

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事業

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Business

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産業

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Industry

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作業

Meaning

Work

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業務

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Work

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卒業

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Graduation

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職業

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Occupation

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工業

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Industry

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農業

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Agriculture

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従業

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Employment

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営業

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Business

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休業

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Closure, Suspension

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残業

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Overtime

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失業

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Unemployment

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従業員

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Employee

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業績

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Achievement, Performance

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漁業

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Fishing

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業界

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Industry

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業者

Meaning

Trader, Contractor

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商業

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Commerce

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開業

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Business, Opening

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創業

Meaning

Founding

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'Gyou' means 'Industry' .

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