How to say "graduation" in Japanese

• 卒業そつぎょうJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe everyday word for graduation in the sense of completing a course of study at a school or other institution. This is the word you want for ceremonies and for finishing one's education.
  彼かれは学校がっこうを卒業そつぎょうしたあと、ロンドンへ行いった。↗

  After he left school, he went to London.
• 分画ぶんかく
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'graduation' in the sense of demarcation, that is, dividing something into marked sections or categories. It is a less common word and is not used for graduating from school.
• 卒そつ
  noun (suffix), nounA less common abbreviation of 卒業, glossed simply as 'graduation'. For most learners this is seldom the word to reach for; use the full term 卒業 instead.

Use 卒業 for graduating from a school or course; 分画 covers the 'graduation' sense of demarcation or division; 卒 is only a less common abbreviation of 卒業.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 卒業そつぎょうgraduation
• 分画ぶんかくdemarcation
• 卒そつgraduation
• めgraduation