卒業

そつぎょう · sotsugyou · JLPT N4 · noun

graduation

🎓 卒業 = finish (卒) + studies/work (業): finishing your studies

卒 means to finish or bring to an end; 業 means work, studies or business (as in 授業 class, 職業 occupation). Finish + studies = graduation. Sound hook: sotsugyou starts like sots-, so say: so, it's (sotsu) over, go (gyou)!

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