業 — occupation / business

Grade 3ぎょう, ごう, わざ

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業 (readings: ぎょう, ごう, わざ; Japanese kanji) means “occupation / business”. It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 工業 (industry).

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What does 業 mean?

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Kanji	業
Meaning	occupation / business
Readings	ぎょう, ごう, わざ
Grade	Grade 3 (Medium)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	工業 (industry)

How to read 業

業 is read ぎょう or ごう or わざ depending on the word.

Words with 業

開業かいぎょうkhai trương
産業さんぎょうngành nghề
商業しょうぎょうthương mại
営業えいぎょうkinh doanh / mở cửa
授業じゅぎょうtiết học
作業さぎょうcông việc
工業công nghiệp
農業nông nghiệp
卒業tốt nghiệp
職業nghề nghiệp

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Updated: 2026-08-09