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Kanji Detail for 業 - "work, deed, karma"

  • Meaning

    業 means "work, deed, karma."

    1. Work - Occupation; profession; task.

    2. Deed - An action; behavior; conduct.

    3. Skill - Technical ability; expertise.

    4. Karma - Results of past actions; fate.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    business; vocation; arts; performance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    profession, business, trade

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ye

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    business, profession; to study, to work

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An ancient counting device. Wood carved with saw-teeth to record daily affairs. When one affair is finished, one notch is removed. When all are finished, all are removed, called 修業 (completing work). Now schools have 修業 (studying) and 畢業 (graduating), based on this. Extended, all affairs are called 業. Such as 學業 (studies), 職業 (occupation). Also property is called 業. Such as 家業 (family business), 產業 (property). | To engage in something is called 業. Such as 業農 (farming), 業儒 (Confucian scholar). | Already done is called 業. Such as 業已如此 (already so). | Appearance of anxiety and fear. Such as 兢兢業業 (trembling with fear). | In Buddhism, evil causes are called 業. Such as 口業 (verbal karma), 業障 (karmic obstruction).
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