Illustration: In a small Japanese garment workshop, the morning shift is just beginning. A supervisor beside the entrance gives a welcoming bow as workers take their places at sewing machines in one coordinated moment.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

始し業ぎょう

shigyou

start of work or classes

Example sentences

  1. その学生がくせいが3年生ねんせいになって学校がっこうに来きたのは始業しぎょう式しきの日ひだけです。

    Since he became a third year student, the only day he came to school was the day of the opening ceremony.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 教室きょうしつに入はいって席せきに着つくのとほぼ同時どうじに、始業しぎょうを知しらせるチャイムの音おとが鳴なり響ひびく。

    About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 今日きょうは会議かいぎがあるので、始業しぎょう前まえに出社しゅっしゃした。

    I went to the office before work started today because there was a meeting.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 始業

  • 始commence; beginOnシKunはじめる・はじまる
  • 業business; vocationOnギョウ・ゴウKunわざ

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store