業 = 业 + 丷 + 一 + 木 + 未

業 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “profession”. It is built from 业 (upside down in a row), 丷 (horns), 一 (one), 木 (tree) and 未 (not yet). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1931.

Keyword: profession
RTK frame: 1931
Strokes: 13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ギョウ, ゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): わざ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: business, профессия
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 業 profession

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 業 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “upside down in a row” + “horns” + “one”. 業 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 業 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.