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Kotomora

修

discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ
  • シュ

Kun'yomi

  • おさ.める
  • おさ.まる

Nanori

  • おき
  • なが
  • のぶ
  • おさむ

Meaning

修 centers on refining oneself through sustained effort: disciplining behavior, studying deeply, and mastering a skill or subject.

Most common words using 修

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  • 修正しゅうせい
    N3

    amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix

  • 修理しゅうり
    N4

    repair; mending; fixing; servicing

  • 研修けんしゅう
    N3

    training (esp. in-service); induction course

  • 修行しゅぎょう
    N1

    training; practice; discipline; study

  • 修復しゅうふく
    N1

    restoration; repair; mending

  • 改修かいしゅう
    N1

    repair; improvement

  • 監修かんしゅう

    (editorial) supervision; general editorship

  • 修道院しゅうどういん

    monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

  • 修学旅行しゅうがくりょこう
    N3

    excursion; field trip; school trip

  • 修了しゅうりょう
    N2

    completion (of a course)

  • 修道しゅうどう

    learning; studying the fine arts

  • 修士しゅうし
    N1

    master's (degree)

  • 補修ほしゅう

    repair; mending

  • 修繕しゅうぜん
    N2

    repair; mending

  • 修業しゅうぎょう
    N1

    pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

  • 必修ひっしゅう
    N1

    required (subject)

  • 修練しゅうれん

    training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

  • 修めるおさめる
    N1

    to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master

  • 専修せんしゅう
    N1

    specialization; specialisation

  • 修士課程しゅうしかてい

    master's course

  • 無修正むしゅうせい

    unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated

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Etymology

修 combines 攸 (a person with a stick, suggesting correction or order) and 彡 (hair or decoration), together conveying the idea of cultivating or refining oneself.

Meaning mnemonic

A person (⺅) holding a stick (攵) beside flowing hair (彡) suggests carefully grooming or training: 修 is about disciplined self-improvement.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine a disciplined student who always wears polished shoes: shoes -> シュウ, and the student's self-mastery is as polished as their footwear.