Vocabulary

What does ~業 (~ぎょう) mean?

~業 (~ぎょう, ~gyou) means industry, trade, business (suffix).

Quick facts
Reading~ぎょう
Romaji~gyou
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
~ぎょう
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework~gyou

industry, trade, business (suffix)

Example sentences

  • This town has a thriving industry.

  • My grandfather works in farming.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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