Meaning of 卒業(そつぎょう) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 卒業 JLPT 4

Kana Reading そつぎょう

Romaji sotsugyō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

graduation; completion (e.g. of a course)
Parts of speech

Meaning

outgrowing something; moving on

Example Sentences

卒業, そつぎょう used in context

どーお？(どう)童貞(どうてい)卒業(そつぎょう)した(する)翌朝(よくあさ)は気分爽快(きぶんそうかい)？

So? Feeling refreshed, the morning after graduating from virginity?
来年(らいねん)の春(はる)は卒業(そつぎょう)したいなあ。

Next spring I want to graduate.
娘(じょう)が卒業(そつぎょう)した(する)後(あと)は自分(じぶん)の好き(すき)に任せる(まかせる)ことにきめた(きめる)。

We have decided to leave our daughter to herself after she left school.
父(ちち)はハーバード大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)した(する)。

My father graduated from Harvard University.
彼女(かのじょ)は優等(ゆうとう)で卒業(そつぎょう)した(する)。

She graduated with honors.
彼女(かのじょ)は卒業(そつぎょう)するまでたいへん内気(うちき)だった(だ)。

She had been very shy till she graduated.

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卒 JLPT 2

graduate, soldier, private, die

On: ソツ, シュツ

Kun: そっ.する, お.える, お.わる, ついに, にわか

8 strokes

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業 JLPT 4

business, vocation, arts, performance

On: ギョウ, ゴウ

Kun: わざ

13 strokes

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