卒 means “graduate, finish”

そつ · sotsu

Also: soldier, private, die

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): そっする, おえる, おわる, ついに, にわか
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ソツ, シュツ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 4 · 8 strokes

The story

Two people (人人) under one cap (亠), standing on a ten (十): picture a class in matching uniforms, lined up together one last time. 卒業 is graduation, held in March in Japan, and 新卒 are new graduates who start work in April.

Used in 卒業 (sotsugyou, graduation), 卒業式 (sotsugyoushiki, graduation ceremony), and 新卒 (shinsotsu, new graduate)

卒 means “graduate, finish”

The story

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