Quick answer
卒 is the kanji for "Die / Soldier / Private". A common reading is そっ.する (sosuru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Die / Soldier / Private
Also : Die · Soldier · Private · Graduate
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 卒 represents 'GRADUATE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of graduate.
On-reading: そつ — remember this sound by associating it with graduate. Kun-reading: そっ.する.
Example Sentences
卒業式では、四年間の努力が報われた気がしました。
そつぎょうしきでは、よねんかんのどりょくがむくわれたきがしました。
At the graduation ceremony, I felt that four years of effort had paid off.
高校を卒業してすぐに就職した人と、大学に進学した人では、給料に差があります。
こうこうをそつぎょうしてすぐにしゅうしょくしたひとと、だいがくにしんがくしたひとでは、きゅうりょうにさがあります。
There's a difference in salary between those who started working right after high school graduation and those who went on to university.
Vocabulary using 卒
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