修
discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
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
21 of 254- 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
Study
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.