Today’s Kanji is “業” (gyou); Kanji for “work”.
Handwritten Kanji “業” (gyou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “業”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 業 | ギョウ ゴウ わざ |
gyou gou waza |
13 | 木 | work |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “業”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 農業 | のうぎょう | Nōgyō | Agriculture |
| 清掃業者 | せいそうぎょうしゃ | Seisō gyōsha | Cleaning company |
| 業務用ビデオカメラ | ぎょうむようびでおかめら | Gyōmuyō bideo kamera | Professional video camera |
事業（じぎょう）= business, project, operation, industry, enterprise