卒業します（そつぎょうします、sotsugiょushimasu）
- to graduate

The Japanese word 卒業します卒業します means "to graduate." It refers to the act of completing a course of study at a school or educational institution and receiving a diploma or certificate. It signifies the end of a specific educational phase and the beginning of a new one. It can also imply leaving a long-term commitment.

⚫︎大学を卒業します Translation: I will graduate from university. ⚫︎来年、高校を卒業します予定です。 Translation: I plan to graduate from high school next year. ⚫︎彼女は今月、専門学校を卒業します。 Translation: She will graduate from vocational school this month.

You use 卒業します卒業します when talking about graduating from a school, university, or other educational institution. It is usually used for formal settings but can be used in casual conversations as well. You can also use it when talking about completing a training course or a specific program.

卒業します卒業します is typically written as: ⚫︎ Kanji: 卒業 ⚫︎ Hiragana: そつぎょう ⚫︎ Romaji: sotsugyou The verb is in ます-form (polite form). The dictionary form is 卒業する. The okurigana (送りがな) for 卒業 is "します".

There aren't many direct synonyms for 卒業します卒業します in Japanese, as it is a specific term. However, depending on context, you might use phrases like: ⚫︎ 修了する (しゅうりょうする): to complete (a course or program) ⚫︎ 課程を修了する (かていをしゅうりょうする): to complete a course

⚫︎ 入学します (にゅうがくします): to enter school ⚫︎ 退学します (たいがくします): to drop out of school

私は今年、中学校を卒業します。 ・Translation: I will graduate from junior high school this year. ・Explanation: This sentence clearly states that the speaker is graduating from junior high school.

彼は来年、大学院を卒業するつもりだ。 ・Translation: He intends to graduate from graduate school next year. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone's intention to graduate. The dictionary form, 卒業する卒業する, is used here with the phrase "つもりだ."

The word 卒業 is a compound word: ⚫︎卒 (sotsu): to graduate, to finish. It implies the end of something. ⚫︎業 (gyou/gyou): business, undertaking, achievement. It implies a course of study or a task. Therefore, 卒業 literally means "to finish a business" or "to complete an undertaking," and when used with the verb する, it means "to graduate"