Word Meaning 卒業

そつぎょう sotsugyou

卒業 is read as そつぎょう (sotsugyou) and means graduation.

Meaning

English

  1. graduation
  2. completion (of a course)
  3. leaving (a group, company, etc.)
  4. quitting
  5. moving on (from)
  6. outgrowing (something)

Reading

Kana

そつぎょう

Romaji

sotsugyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 入学 Related Words 進学,,桜吹雪 Rank 2333 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

卒業論文

そつぎょうろんぶん

graduation thesis

卒業研究

そつぎょうけんきゅう

research for a graduation thesis

卒業旅行

そつぎょうりょこう

graduation trip

卒業試験

そつぎょうしけん

graduation examination

卒業コンサート

そつぎょうこんさーと

farewell concert for a group or band member

卒業者

そつぎょうしゃ

graduate

卒業証明書

そつぎょうしょうめいしょ

graduation certificate

Example Sentences

10

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.

I'll graduate this year.

Tom graduated.

What are you wearing to graduation?

I graduated last year.

Tom is a graduate.

I'm looking forward to the graduation ceremony.

I graduated in 2013.