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业business (top form)kanji family

业 is the business (top form) component. Explore the 8 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map. It is the form 業 takes inside another kanji.

業business, vocationJLPT N4 並row, andJLPT N2 湿damp, wetJLPT N2 虚void, emptinessJLPT N1 戯frolic, playJLPT N1 霊spirits, soulJLPT N1 繊slender, fineJLPT N1 顕appear, existingJLPT N1

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Momiji labels relationships as shared component, phonetic family, words in common, or meaning group. The labels are learning associations rather than a claim that every historical etymology is settled.

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