にわか勉べん強きょう

に

わ

か

べ

ん

きょ

う

Meanings

1

noun

cramming; last-minute studying

Refers to intensive, hurried studying done just before an exam or deadline, often with the implication of insufficient preparation beforehand.

試し験けん前ぜん日じつににわか勉べん強きょうをしても、あまり効こう果かがない。
Cramming the day before the exam isn't very effective.
彼かれはいつも

に

わか

勉べん

強きょう

で

テスト

を

乗の

り

切き

る

。

He always gets through tests by cramming.

Written forms

にわか勉べん強きょう
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; にわか is usually written in kana.
俄にわか勉強べんきょう
Rare kanji spelling using 俄か; the kanji 俄 is uncommon and may not be recognized by all readers.
俄にわか勉べん強きょう
Rare fully kanji spelling; the kanji 俄 is uncommon and may not be recognized by all readers.

Kanji

勉exertion, endeavour, encourage
強strong
俄sudden, abrupt, improvised

Similar words

一いち夜や漬づけ
一夜漬け specifically refers to last-minute cramming done the night before, while にわか勉強 can refer to any hurried, short-term studying.

Etymology

Compound of にわか (sudden, temporary) and 勉強 (study). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of hurried or last-minute studying.