業 (ごう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

業 (ごう) means karma / deeds / actions.

See example sentences below.

業 at a glance

業

ごうgou

N1noun

karma / deeds / actions

業ごうgouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

karma / deeds / actions

Example 1

悪い業はいつか返ってくる。

Translation

Bad karma will eventually come back.

Example 2

彼の成功は努力という業の結果だ。

Translation

His success is the result of deeds called effort.