How do you read 余業?

余業 is read よぎょう (yogyou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 余業?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 余業 in romaji?

余業 is written yogyou in romaji, also spelled yogyo.

What kanji are in 余業?

余 (Too Much, Myself); 業 (Business, Vocation).

余業よぎょう

よぎょう · yogyou (also spelled yogyo)

Side line, avocation

Other ways to say “side line” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

余Too Much, Myself, Surplus 音よ訓あま.る・あま.り JLPT N3 · 7 strokes 業Business, Vocation, Arts 音ぎょう・ごう訓わざ JLPT N4 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

余暇よかleisure, leisure time, spare time 余興よきょうside show, entertainment 余るあまるto be left over, to be in excess 余分よぶんextra, excess, surplus 余裕よゆうexcess; surplus 余地よちplace, room, margin 卒業そつぎょうgraduation 作業さぎょうwork, operation, manufacturing

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What does 余業 mean?

Side line, avocation.

How do you pronounce 余業?

よぎょう (yogyou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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