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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

    卒

    Meaning

    Graduate

    Reading

    onyomiそつ

    sotsu

    Parts

    人Person 十Ten

    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

    十

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1191

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 卒

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

    kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

    kanji

    十

    Meaning

    Ten

Words Using 卒

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

Kanji Related to 卒 Through the Part 人

These 19 kanji contain the part 人 as well.

    kanji

    肉

    Meaning

    Meat

    kanji

    幾

    Meaning

    Some, How many

    kanji

    介

    Meaning

    Mediate, Jammed in

    kanji

    大

    Meaning

    Big

    kanji

    谷

    Meaning

    Valley

    kanji

    合

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

    kanji

    今

    Meaning

    Now

    kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

    kanji

    木

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    囚

    Meaning

    Prisoner, Criminal

    kanji

    火

    Meaning

    Fire

    kanji

    茶

    Meaning

    Tea

    kanji

    企

    Meaning

    Plan, Project

    kanji

    傘

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    夫

    Meaning

    Man, Husband

    kanji

    舎

    Meaning

    House, Quarters

    kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Kanji Related to 卒 Through the Part 十

These 31 kanji contain the part 十 as well.

    kanji

    協

    Meaning

    Cooperate

    kanji

    由

    Meaning

    Reason

    kanji

    計

    Meaning

    Measure, Plan

    kanji

    真

    Meaning

    Truth

    kanji

    率

    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

    kanji

    南

    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    単

    Meaning

    Simple, Single

    kanji

    古

    Meaning

    Old

    kanji

    盾

    Meaning

    Shield

    kanji

    支

    Meaning

    Branch, Support

    kanji

    徳

    Meaning

    Virtue

    kanji

    木

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    卑

    Meaning

    Mean, Lowly

    kanji

    針

    Meaning

    Needle

    kanji

    土

    Meaning

    Soil

    kanji

    壊

    Meaning

    Demolition, Break down

    kanji

    懐

    Meaning

    Bosom, Pocket

    kanji

    田

    Meaning

    Rice field

    kanji

    準

    Meaning

    Follow, Semi

    kanji

    升

    Meaning

    Sho, Measuring box

    kanji

    千

    Meaning

    Thousand

    kanji

    索

    Meaning

    Search, Rope

    kanji

    午

    Meaning

    Noon

    kanji

    汁

    Meaning

    Juice, Soup

    kanji

    聴

    Meaning

    Listen

    kanji

    傘

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    博

    Meaning

    Extensive, Doctor (phd)

    kanji

    辛

    Meaning

    Hard, Spicy

    kanji

    牛

    Meaning

    Cow

    kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

    kanji

    早

    Meaning

    Early, Fast

Learn the Kanji 卒

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.