What does ～業 mean?
～業 is a Japanese noun meaning “industry (suffix)” in English. It is written as ～業 in kanji, ～ぎょう in hiragana, and ～gyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
NoteSuffix for a type of business or industry (製造業 = manufacturing).
Example sentences
父は自営業です。
My father is self-employed.
この町はサービス業で働く人が多いです。
Many people in this town work in the service industry.