Translation guide
Expresses the idea of concentrated, rigorous training over a short period or with high intensity. Japanese uses specific compound nouns and set phrases rather than a single direct equivalent.
A focused training program, often residential, lasting from a few days to a few weeks, common in sports, arts, or corporate settings.
Literally 'lodging together', this is the standard term for a training camp where participants live and train together intensively.
来月、サッカーの合宿があります。
Next month, there's an intensive soccer training camp.
合宿で集中して練習できた。
I was able to practice intensively at the training camp.
An intensive course or seminar, often academic or skill-based, condensed into a short period.
夏休みに英語の集中講座を受講した。
I took an intensive English course during summer break.
A short-term intensive course, commonly used in language schools or vocational training.
このスクールでは短期集中コースを開講しています。
This school offers short-term intensive courses.
Describes training that is physically or mentally demanding, often ongoing, not necessarily a camp.
Literally 'fierce practice', implies extremely hard, grueling training, often in sports.
彼は毎日猛練習をしている。
He does intensive training every day.
Means 'strict/harsh training', suitable for military, athletic, or professional contexts.
新入社員は厳しい訓練を受ける。
New employees undergo intensive training.
A direct translation using 'intensive' as an adjective, natural in modern Japanese, especially in fitness or business.
集中的なトレーニングで筋力がアップした。
My strength improved through intensive training.
Special or intensive training, often for a specific skill or upcoming event, like an exam or competition.
Refers to a structured, repetitive training regimen, often used in military, police, or corporate settings.
General word for training/discipline, often implies systematic, repeated practice. Combine with intensifiers like 厳しい or 集中的な.
消防士の訓練はとても厳しい。
Firefighter training is very intensive.
Training or study, often for professional development; can be intensive when combined with 集中.
合宿 implies living together during the training period, often for sports or club activities. 集中講座 is more about a condensed academic or skill course, not necessarily residential.
The phrase 'intensive training' does not have a single fixed Japanese equivalent. Translating word-for-word as '集中的な訓練' is understandable but often sounds unnatural. Choose the term that matches the context (sports camp, academic course, etc.).
試験前に数学の特訓をした。
I did intensive math training before the exam.
新入社員研修は集中して行われる。
New employee training is conducted intensively.