業 business

Also: industry

On'yomi
ギョウ、ゴウ
Kun'yomi
わざ
Strokes
13
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
業 is written in 13 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Three bristles (业) on a sheep's (羊) horns above a wooden (木) loom — a workshop humming away is the heart of any business.

A common word

  • 授業 じゅぎょう class / lesson

Example sentences

  • じゅぎょうはくじにはじまります。

    Class starts at nine.

  • あにはこうぎょうのかいしゃではたらいています。

    My older brother works at an industrial company.

Kanji that share a part

丶 is its radical. 22 kanji share it in all.

业 is a component.

  • 並 row N2
  • 湿 damp N2
  • 繊 slender N2
  • 虚 void N1