修行

しゅぎょう
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Training, practice, or disciplined study undertaken to master a skill or art; sustained effort and self-discipline.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

彼は俳優としての修行を続けている。

He continues his training as an actor.

若い職人が親方の下で修行する。

A young craftsman apprentices under a master to train.

上達するには毎日の修行が必要だ。

Daily practice is necessary to improve.

2

Ascetic practices in Buddhism (or similar traditions); strict spiritual disciplines such as fasting or seclusion for religious training.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive VerbBuddhism

Examples

彼は寺で数年間の修行を積んだ。

He underwent several years of monastic training at a temple.

修行の一環で断食を行った。

As part of the ascetic practice, he fasted.