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業 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 業 意味

business, vocation, arts, performance

業 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

わざ waza

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ギョウ gyou
ゴウ gou

Examples

大学を卒業したら、輸出業に従事したいと思っています。I hope to be engaged in the export business after graduating from college.
同社は国のタバコ業を独占している。The company has a monopoly on the nation’s tobacco business.
彼は輸出業に従事している。He is engaged in export.
最近主婦業がやっと板についてきたって感じなのよねえ。I feel like I’m just getting comfortable with my homemaking chores.

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