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業

“business”

Language contexts for this entry: Japanese, Chinese

masculineHan script

[ɡo̞ː] · Japanese

Origin: Late Middle Chinese
2 language contexts: Japanese Chinese
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About 業

業 is a masculine given name documented in Japanese and Chinese. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle Chinese. Its character means “business” (KANJIDIC2).

Late Middle Chinese origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “business”

/ɡopu/ → /ɡofu/ → /ɡou/ → /ɡoː/ From Middle Chinese 業 (MC ngjaep). The goon, so likely an earlier borrowing. Translation from the Sanskrit term कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5743881CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
KANJIDIC2: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q124564835CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5743881CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
KANJIDIC2: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About 業

業 is a masculine given name documented in Japanese and Chinese. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle Chinese. Its character means “business” (KANJIDIC2).

Late Middle Chinese origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “business”

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5743881CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
KANJIDIC2: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Documented as a given name in Japanese.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q124564835CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5743881CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
KANJIDIC2: 業CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

業

About 業

Late Middle Chinese origin

Where 業 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

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業

About 業

Late Middle Chinese origin

Where 業 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

Ye

Yip

업

예

A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About 業

Late Middle Chinese origin

Where 業 is used

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Japan

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

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Late Middle Chinese origin

Where 業 is used

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Japan

Popularity over time

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