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修練 (しゅうれん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
training ; drill ; practice ; discipline
Refers to rigorous, often repeated practice or training to improve a skill, especially in martial arts, sports, or disciplined arts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
技わざ を 磨みが く ため に 厳きび しい 修しゅう 練れん を 積つ ん だ 。
I underwent rigorous training to polish my skills.
Written forms 修しゅう 練れん Usage 96%
Standard modern spelling for training, drill, or discipline.
修しゅう 錬れん Usage 3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 錬 is a variant of 練.
修しゅう 煉れん Usage <1%
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji usage; 煉 is the older form of 練.
Kanji 修 discipline, conduct oneself well, study 錬 tempering, refine, drill Similar words 練れん 習しゅう 練習 is general practice or exercise, while 修練 implies more disciplined, often spiritual or martial, training aimed at mastery.
訓くん 練れん 訓練 is systematic training or drill, often in a military, professional, or educational context; 修練 carries a nuance of self-cultivation and repeated effort.
Etymology Compound of 修 (しゅう, 'to master, cultivate') and 練 (れん, 'to knead, train, polish'). The spelling 修練 is the modern standard; older forms 修煉 and 修錬 use variant kanji for the second element.
refine metals, kneading over fire
