終業式(しゅうぎょうしき)

しゅうぎょうしき
noun
closing ceremony; end-of-term ceremony
education
1. end-of-term ceremony; school closing ceremony
a formal ceremony held at schools to mark the end of a term or semester
明日(あした)は終業式(しゅうぎょうしき)だ。
Tomorrow is the closing ceremony.
終業式(しゅうぎょうしき)で校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)の話(はなし)を聞(き)いた。
At the closing ceremony, we listened to the principal's speech.
終業式(しゅうぎょうしき)の後(あと)、通知表(つうちひょう)をもらった。
After the closing ceremony, we received our report cards.

Cultural note

Most Japanese schools have three terms, and a 終業式(しゅうぎょうしき) closes the first (July) and the second (December). The ceremony at the end of the school year in March is usually called 修了式(しゅうりょうしき) instead, and is separate from graduation (卒業式(そつぎょうしき)).

Related words

Related Words

Antonym: 始業式(しぎょうしき) (opening ceremony)
Related: 入学式(にゅうがくしき) (entrance ceremony)
Related: 卒業式(そつぎょうしき) (graduation ceremony)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.27 4:46
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