ぎょう
Meanings
Noun
1. project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service
2. act; deed; conduct
when read as "ことわざ"
Kanji used
occurence
business
Pitch accent
ぎょう
Top 5900
Composed of
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
work; business; company; study
Used in vocabulary (62 in total)
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
division (of company); operations department
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
Examples (41 in total)
George failed in business.
This job eats money.
The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.
He turned over the business to his son.
His company is extending its business.
He failed in his business last year.
His business in New York was a great success.
He is doing business on a large scale.
Postal services are a government monopoly.
Recently he launched a new business.
The enterprise was doomed to failure.
Who will provide capital for the venture?
She took over the business after her husband died.
English is useful in diplomacy and tourism.
We need a large amount of money for this project.
I hear his business is on the verge of going bankrupt.
We spent a good deal of money on the project.
He failed in business for lack of experience.
The new business was eating away his fortune.
If I don't come back, the venture will probably be unsuccessful.
He succeeded in business at the cost of his health.
He failed in his business in spite of his efforts.
He took over the business after his father died.
When John retired, his son took over his business.
The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.
He played an important part in the enterprise.
He failed in business, and to make matters worse, his wife fell ill.
If it had not been for his help, we would have failed in business.
If it had not been for his help, we would have failed in our enterprise.
Tom moved back to Boston to take over his father's business.
Our company supports several cultural events.
Shareholders were concerned about the company's swift expansion overseas.
My uncle says he's about to embark on a new business venture.
The business will yield a fair return on the investment.
He appealed to lack of funds as a reason for the failure of his enterprise.
If it had not been for your advice, I would have failed in my business.
Mr. Morita started a business by using borrowed money as capital.
The business has expanded by 50% this year.
His failure in business left him penniless.
Father established his business 40 years ago.
When Mr Jones gets old, he will hand over his business to his son.