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卒

soldier, finish

JLPT N2 Grade 4 8 strokes
Kun'yomi
そっ.する・お.える・お.わる・ついに
On'yomi
ソツ・シュツ

卒 means "soldier, finish". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read そっ.する・お.える・お.わる・ついに in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソツ・シュツ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

卒 in example sentences

  • トムは大卒だいそつだ。

    Tomu wa daisotsu da.

    Tom is a college graduate.

  • トムは卒業そつぎょうした。

    Tomu wa sotsugyou shita.

    Tom graduated.

  • 今年ことし卒業そつぎょうします。

    Kotoshi sotsugyou shimasu.

    I'll graduate this year.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 卒 mean?
卒 means "soldier, finish". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 卒 have?
卒 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 卒 read?
It is read そっ.する・お.える・お.わる・ついに in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソツ・シュツ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 卒?
卒 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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