JLPT N1 · Noun

事業 (jigyou)

事業 (じぎょう, jigyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “business; enterprise”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じぎょう
Romaji: jigyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation · noun
(social) project; undertaking; enterprise; work; activity · noun

Example sentences

彼女は社会福祉事業に従事している。

She is engaged in social work.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 事業

事

matter, thing, factジ・ズ・こと・つか.う · 8 strokes

業

business, vocation, artsギョウ・ゴウ・わざ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 事業.

仕事しごとwork事ことthing大事だいじimportant用事ようじbusiness事故じこaccident火事かじfire返事へんじreply食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)事務所じむしょoffice事件じけんevent事実じじつfact事情じじょうcircumstances家事かじhousework記事きじarticle

Source: JMdict entry 1313670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.