Quick answer
卒 is the kanji for "Soldier". Its reading is そっ.する (sosuru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Soldier
Also : Graduate · Die
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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