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Illustration of 業

業ごう

ごう gou Play N1 Noun

Meanings and examples

前世で行った善悪の行為が、現世の境遇に影響するとされる仏教の考え。 Buddhist karma; actions committed in a former life

Example 1

彼の苦しみは、前世の業だと考えられていた。

His suffering was thought to be the karma of a former life.

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Example 2

寺で僧侶から、業について教わった。

At the temple, I learned about karma from a monk.

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Kanji breakdown

業

N4

business; vocation; arts; performance

On reading
ギョウ、ゴウ
Kun reading
わざ
Radical
木
Illustration of 事業

事業

N1

じぎょう

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations

Illustration of 修業

修業

N1

しゅうぎょう

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline

Illustration of 兼業

兼業

N1

けんぎょう

side line; second business

Illustration of 分業

分業

N1

ぶんぎょう

division of labor; specialization; assembly-line production

Illustration of 実業家

実業家

N1

じつぎょうか

industrialist; businessman