apprenticeship; training under a master
Refers to a period of learning a trade or skill under a master, often in a traditional or formal setting. Not a common everyday word; more likely encountered in historical or vocational contexts.
He served a three-year apprenticeship as a carpenter in Kyoto.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Compound of 修 (しゅう, 'to master, to study') and 習 (しゅう, 'to learn, to practice'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of learning a trade.