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What is the Kanji for 'Graduate'? | 卒

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Graduate', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Graduate' is 卒.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Graduate

    Reading

    onyomiそつ

    sotsu

    Parts

    Ten Person

    Example Word

    卒業: graduation. The Japanese verbal noun '卒業 (そつぎょう)' means 'graduation'. It refers to the act of completing a course of study, typically from a school or university. This word is commonly used in contexts related to education, such as graduating from high school or university. For example: I graduated from university last year「私は去年大学を卒業しました」(わたしはきょねんだいがくをそつぎょうしました). She will graduate from high school next spring「彼女は来春高校を卒業します」(かのじょはらいしゅんこうこうをそつぎょうします). Additionally, '卒業' can sometimes be used metaphorically to indicate moving on from a phase or stage in life, such as '卒業する' meaning 'to graduate from' a particular habit or mindset.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1191

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ten

    kanji

    Meaning

    Person

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 31 kanji contain the part 十 as well.

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    Meaning

    Thousand

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    Meaning

    Early, Fast

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    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

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    Meaning

    Soil

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    Meaning

    Rice field

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    Meaning

    Measure, Plan

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    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

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    Meaning

    Old

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    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Noon

    kanji

    Meaning

    Branch, Support

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    Meaning

    Truth

    kanji

    Meaning

    Simple, Single

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hard, Spicy

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    Meaning

    Cooperate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reason

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    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

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    Meaning

    Follow, Semi

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    Meaning

    Listen

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    Meaning

    Virtue

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    Meaning

    Extensive, Doctor

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    Meaning

    Needle

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    Meaning

    Shield

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    Meaning

    Demolition, Break down

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    Meaning

    Search, Rope

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    Meaning

    Juice, Soup

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bosom, Pocket

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mean, Lowly

    kanji

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sho, Measuring box

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 19 kanji contain the part 人 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Big

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fire

    kanji

    Meaning

    Now

    kanji

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    Meaning

    Valley

    kanji

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

    kanji

    Meaning

    Meat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tea

    kanji

    Meaning

    Meet

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

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    Meaning

    Man, Husband

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    Meaning

    Decorate

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    Meaning

    Some, How many

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    Meaning

    Plan, Project

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mediate, Jammed in

    kanji

    Meaning

    Prisoner, Criminal

    kanji

    Meaning

    House, Quarters

    kanji

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

Learn the Kanji

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 卒 mean?

卒 means 'Graduate'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.