家業

Reading

Kana: かぎょう

Romaji: kagyō

Definition

noun

1

family business; trade; occupation; line of work; one's father's occupation

Kanji

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は家業(かぎょう)を継(つ)いだ。

➥He succeeded to the family business.

彼(かれ)は父親(ちちおや)の死後(しご)、家業(かぎょう)を引(ひ)き受(う)けた。

➥He took charge of the family business after his father died.

彼(かれ)の息子達(むすこたち)のどちらとも彼(かれ)の家業(かぎょう)を継(つ)ぎたがらない。

➥Neither of his sons wants to succeed to his family business.

彼(かれ)に家業(かぎょう)を継(つ)ぐようにときつけた。

➥I persuaded him to take on the family business.

彼(かれ)は慶応大学(けいおうだいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)するとすぐに家業(かぎょう)を継(つ)いだ。

➥As soon as he graduated from Keio University, he took over his family's business.