始し業ぎょう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

始業する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

start of work; commencement of business; opening of school

Refers to the beginning of a workday, business operations, or school day. Often used in formal or institutional contexts.

〈時じ間かん〉に始し業ぎょうするwork/school starts at 〈time〉
会かい社しゃは九く時じに始し業ぎょうする。
The company starts work at nine o'clock.
始し業ぎょうのベルが鳴なるthe bell rings to signal the start of work or school
始し業ぎょうのベルが鳴なった。
The bell rang to mark the start of school.
始し業ぎょうに遅おくれるto be late for the start of work or school
電でん車しゃが遅おくれて始し業ぎょうに遅おくれてしまった。
The train was delayed, so I ended up being late for the start of work.

開かい始しN3
開始 is a general word for 'starting' anything, while 始業 is used specifically for the start of a workday, business hours, or school day.
就しゅう業ぎょうN1
始業 is the plain, direct word for the start of the workday or school day, while 就業 in this sense appears mainly in formal notices like 就業開始.

終しゅう業ぎょう
終業 marks the end of the workday or school day, the direct opposite of 始業, which marks its beginning.
引ひけ
始業 marks the start of the business or school day, the direct opposite of 引け, which marks its end.

就しゅう業ぎょうN1
就業 refers to being employed or engaged in work as an ongoing state, whereas 始業 refers to the specific time each day when work or school begins; note that 就業 sounds identical to 終業 (end of work), which adds to the confusion.

Compound of 始 (beginning) and 業 (work, business). The reading しぎょう is the standard on'yomi combination.