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Zach

始業

Reading

Kana: しぎょう
Romaji: shigyō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

start of work; commencement; opening

Kanji

始
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
業
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

Example Sentence

教室(きょうしつ)に入(はい)って席(せき)に着(つ)くのとほぼ同時(どうじ)に、始業(しぎょう)を知(し)らせるチャイムの音(おと)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)く。
➥About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.
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