Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 修行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 修しゅ 行ぎょう する 修しゅ 行ぎょう しない Polite 修しゅ 行ぎょう します 修しゅ 行ぎょう しません Past polite 修しゅ 行ぎょう しました 修しゅ 行ぎょう しませんでした Past 修しゅ 行ぎょう した 修しゅ 行ぎょう しなかった Te-form 修しゅ 行ぎょう して 修しゅ 行ぎょう しないで Desire 修しゅ 行ぎょう したい 修しゅ 行ぎょう したくない Potential 修しゅ 行ぎょう できる 修しゅ 行ぎょう できない Passive 修しゅ 行ぎょう される 修しゅ 行ぎょう されない Causative 修しゅ 行ぎょう させる 修しゅ 行ぎょう させない Causative passive 修しゅ 行ぎょう させられる 修しゅ 行ぎょう させられない Volitional 修しゅ 行ぎょう しよう Polite volitional 修しゅ 行ぎょう しましょう Imperative 修しゅ 行ぎょう しろ 修しゅ 行ぎょう するな Conditional 修しゅ 行ぎょう すれば 修しゅ 行ぎょう しなければ Tara conditional 修しゅ 行ぎょう したら 修しゅ 行ぎょう しなかったら
Usage patterns 修しゅ 行ぎょう を 積つ む to accumulate training/discipline over time
He spent many years accumulating training in the mountains.
修しゅ 行ぎょう に 出で る to set out on a journey of training/discipline
The young monk decided to set out on a training journey.
厳きび しい 修しゅ 行ぎょう harsh, strict training/discipline
After harsh training, he was recognized by his master.
Kanji 修 discipline, conduct oneself well, study 行 going, journey, carry out Related words· 9 練習 is ordinary practice or drilling for a specific skill, while 修行 implies a deeper, often long-term commitment to self-improvement or spiritual/artistic mastery.
訓練 is systematic, often physical or military drilling to build a specific ability, whereas 修行 has a broader, more spiritual or artistic connotation of self-cultivation.
鍛錬 stresses toughening oneself through repeated hard practice, while 修行 covers a wider range including spiritual and religious discipline.
修行 is the broader, more common word for rigorous training or ascetic discipline, while 修道 narrowly and formally refers to pursuing mastery of an artistic 道 .
Show 5 more Show fewer 修行 specifically means ascetic or Buddhist training through practice, while 業 in this sense broadly refers to religious study or practice.
修行 refers to disciplined training, often physical or religious, whereas 精進 stresses the inner zeal and continuous striving behind such practice.
修行 is training or discipline pursued for spiritual or martial-arts mastery, whereas 鍛え is a broader term that can apply to any skill or metal.
修行 emphasizes spiritual or ascetic discipline (as in Buddhist training), while 稽古 focuses on skill-building practice in arts or martial arts.
修行 typically carries a religious or ascetic connotation of spiritual practice, while 修練 is broader and can apply to any rigorous skill training.
Don't confuse with 修業 refers to completing a set course of training or study (with a defined endpoint, like graduating an apprenticeship), while 修行 emphasizes the ongoing, often spiritual or ascetic process of training itself.
Word family ascetic monk; trainee monk
Buddhist practitioner; ascetic; disciplinant · martial arts practitioner; martial artist in training
warrior's pilgrimage; traveling to train in martial arts
mileage run; travel hacking
Etymology Composed of 修 (しゅう , 'to master, to cultivate') and 行 (ぎょう , 'conduct, practice'). The combination originally referred to Buddhist ascetic practice and later broadened to any dedicated training or discipline.
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