- 1. [n, vs, vi] start of work; commencement; opening
Kanji in this word
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始
commence, beginOn: シ (shi)Kun: はじ.める (haji.meru)、 -はじ.める (-haji.meru)、 はじ.まる (haji.maru)
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業
business, vocation, arts, performanceOn: ギョウ (gyou)、 ゴウ (gou)Kun: わざ (waza)
Example Sentences
教室に入って席に着くのとほぼ同時に、始業を知らせるチャイムの音が鳴り響く。
kyoushitsu ni itsutsu te seki ni tsuku notohobo doujini , shigyou wo shirase ru chaimu no oto ga nari hibiku .
About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.