Illustration: At a neighborhood fruit farm's packing shed, three workers carry out a clearly organized packing task around one sturdy table. One folds flat cardboard into boxes, another places pears into fitted protective sleeves, and the third closes a filled box.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

作さ業ぎょう

sagyou

work, task

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしがいない間まも作業さぎょうを続つづけなさい。

    Carry on working while I’m away.

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  2. 彼かれらが作業さぎょうを終おえた。

    They were through with work.

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  3. 彼かれらはその作業さぎょうを私わたしたちに割わり当あてた。

    They assigned the task to us.

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Kanji in 作業

  • 作make; productionOnサク・サKunつくる・つくり
  • 業business; vocationOnギョウ・ゴウKunわざ

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