Kanji
卒
N2
8 strokes
Grade 4
freq #772
graduate, soldier, private, die
On'yomi (音読み)
ソツ、 シュツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
そっ.する、 お.える、 お.わる、 ついに、 にわか
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
卒業
そつぎょう
graduation; completion (of a course)
大卒
だいそつ
university graduate; having graduated from university
高卒
こうそつ
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
新卒
しんそつ
new graduate; recent graduate
学卒
がくそつ
college graduate
脳卒中
のうそっちゅう
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage
中卒
ちゅうそつ
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school
何卒
なにとぞ
please; kindly
卒業後
そつぎょうご
after graduation
卒業式
そつぎょうしき
graduation ceremony; commencement
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は東大（とうだい）を卒業（そつぎょう）したのを自慢（じまん）している。
He is proud of having graduated from Tokyo University.
彼（かれ）は大学（だいがく）を卒業（そつぎょう）したあと日本（にほん）に帰（かえ）ってきた。
He returned to Japan after graduating from college.
浅学非才（せんがくひさい）の私（わたし）ではありますが、何（なん）とぞ皆様（みなさま）のお力（ちから）を賜（たまわ）りたく、ここにお願い申し上（ねがいもうしあ）げる次第（しだい）です。
I may not have much to offer in the way of learning or ability, but I want to do whatever I can for us all and humbly ask for your favor.
彼（かれ）は大学卒（だいがくそつ）業後（ぎょうご）１０年間（ねんかん）親（おや）のすねをかじって生活（せいかつ）してきた。
He has lived off his parents for ten years since he graduated from college.