Kanji 鴻 large bird, wild goose, large 業 business, vocation, arts Related words 偉い 業ぎょう Common word for 'great achievement'; 鴻業 is a much rarer, more literary synonym.
大たい 業ぎょう Also means 'great undertaking', but 鴻業 carries a stronger nuance of glory and grandeur.
Written forms 鴻こう 業ぎょう Usage 100%
Literary kanji spelling; 鴻 means 'large' or 'grand' and 業 means 'achievement' or 'work'. Rare in modern writing.
洪こう 業ぎょう
Variant kanji spelling using 洪 ('flood', 'vast') instead of 鴻 . Even rarer than 鴻業 .
Etymology Compound of 鴻 (large, grand) and 業 (achievement, work). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'glorious achievement'.
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