卒業
そつぎょう
hepburn sotsugyou
graduation
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 姉は今年、大学を卒業します。My older sister graduates from university this year.
- 卒業の後、外国で働くつもりです。After graduation, I plan to work abroad.
Collocations
大学を卒業卒業する卒業式卒業生高校卒業
Mnemonic
卒業 sotsugyou — 卒 (to finish, soldier) + 業 (study, work). To finish one's studies (業) is to graduate. Its opposite is this batch's 入学 (entering school). 卒業式 = graduation ceremony, 卒業生 = a graduate. 業 is the kanji of 工業 and 営業. School-life vocabulary with 出発 (partial-3) and 受験 of this batch.
Quick check
What is the opposite of 卒業?