Translation guide
A system of learning a trade or skill by working under a skilled professional for a set period. In Japanese contexts, this often involves traditional crafts, arts, or modern vocational training.
To describe a formal, often long-term, training under a master in a traditional field like carpentry, pottery, or tea ceremony.
The act of becoming a disciple or apprentice to a master. Commonly used for traditional arts and crafts.
彼は15歳で有名な陶芸家に弟子入りした。
He became an apprentice to a famous potter at age 15.
Refers to the training or discipline itself, often with a spiritual or rigorous connotation. Can be used for apprenticeships in traditional arts, martial arts, or even modern culinary training.
彼は京都で5年間、料理の修行をした。
He trained as a chef in Kyoto for five years.
Historical term for indentured apprenticeship, common in the Edo period. Now mostly used in historical contexts.
江戸時代には、商家に年季奉公に出される子供が多かった。
In the Edo period, many children were sent into apprenticeships with merchant families.
To describe a structured training program in a trade or profession, often combining work and study, similar to Western apprenticeships.
A general term for a trainee or apprentice in a workplace. Can be used for both traditional and modern settings.
彼は今、大工の見習いとして働いている。
He is currently working as a carpenter's apprentice.
Often used for technical interns or trainees in a formal program, such as the Technical Intern Training Program in Japan.
A formal term for an apprentice, often used in legal or historical contexts. Less common in everyday speech.
To refer to the overall system or the duration of an apprenticeship.
The apprenticeship system as an institution.
徒弟制度は中世ヨーロッパで発展した。
The apprenticeship system developed in medieval Europe.
Training period, often used in corporate or vocational contexts. Can overlap with apprenticeship.
研修期間が終われば正社員になれる。
After the training period, you can become a permanent employee.
弟子入り implies a personal, often long-term commitment to a master in a traditional field. 見習い is a broader term for any on-the-job trainee, from traditional crafts to modern offices.
弟子入りして寿司職人を目指す。
Become an apprentice to become a sushi chef.
見習い期間は給料が安い。
The pay is low during the apprenticeship period.
There is no single Japanese word that covers all nuances of 'apprenticeship'. Choose based on context: traditional arts (弟子入り, 修行), modern work training (見習い, 実習生), or the system itself (徒弟制度).
この工場では多くの外国人実習生が働いている。
Many foreign technical interns work at this factory.
He is researching the apprenticeship system.