Word Meaning

そつ sotsu

卒 is read as そつ (sotsu) and means death (of a noble, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. death (of a noble, etc.)
  2. graduation
  3. low-ranking samurai (1870-1872)
  4. low-ranking soldier
  5. moving on (from)
  6. outgrowing (something)

Reading

Kana

そつ

Romaji

sotsu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 113274 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

卒業

そつぎょう

graduation

卒業生

そつぎょうせい

graduate

卒業後

そつぎょうご

after graduation

卒業式

そつぎょうしき

graduation ceremony

卒業制作

そつぎょうせいさく

art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts

卒原発

そつげんぱつ

moving beyond nuclear energy (e.g. to renewable energy)

何卒

なにそつ

by all means

大卒

だいそつ

university graduate

高卒

こうそつ

having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education)

新卒

しんそつ

new graduate

学卒

がくそつ

college graduate

中卒

ちゅうそつ

having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education)

Example Sentences

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あねはきょねん、だいがくをそつぎょうした。

My older sister graduated from university last year.

かれはらいげつこうこうをそつぎょうする。

He will graduate from high school next month.

そつぎょうしきでせんせいにはなをわたした。

I gave flowers to my teacher at the graduation ceremony.

かのじょはだいそつで、そのごりゅうがくした。

She is a university graduate and later studied abroad.

ちちはわかいころへいそつとしてぐんにいた。

My father served in the military as a private when he was young.

そのへいそつはめいれいにしたがってまえにすすんだ。

The private moved forward following orders.

そふはながいとうびょうのすえ、しずかにそっした。

My grandfather passed away quietly after a long illness.

しゃちょうのとつぜんのそっきょにしゃいんはおどろいた。

The employees were shocked by the president's sudden death.

かれはそつぜんとしてたちあがった。

He stood up suddenly.

Tom is a college graduate.