The Japanese vocabulary「卒業式 (そつぎょうしき、sōtsūgyō-shiki)」means “graduation ceremony.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 卒業式 |
| Hiragana | そつぎょうしき |
| Romaji Reading | sōtsūgyō-shiki |
| English Meaning | graduation ceremony |
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The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The Example Japanese Sentences
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| Japanese Sentence | 今日で高校を卒業する。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kyō de kōkō o sotsugyō suru. |
| English Meaning | I’ll graduate from high school today. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今日で高校を卒業します。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kyō de kōkō o sotsugyō shimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’ll graduate from high school today. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 卒業式で、卒業証書をもらった。 |
| Romaji Reading | Sotsugyō-shiki de, sotsugyō shōsho o moratta. |
| English Meaning | I received a diploma at the graduation ceremony. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 卒業式で、卒業証書をもらいました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Sotsugyō-shiki de, sotsugyō shōsho o moraimashita. |
| English Meaning | I received a diploma at the graduation ceremony. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 卒業式の日はとても寒かった。 |
| Romaji Reading | Sotsugyō-shiki no hi wa totemo samukatta. |
| English Meaning | It was very cold on graduation day. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 卒業式の日はとても寒かったです。 |
| Romaji Reading | Sotsugyō-shiki no hi wa totemo samukatta desu. |
| English Meaning | It was very cold on graduation day. (Polite Form) |
