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研鑽 (けんさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

研けん鑽さん

け

ん

さ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

diligent study; devotion to one's studies; scholarly pursuit

Formal, somewhat literary word for sustained, serious study or research, often implying self-improvement or mastery of a field.

彼かれは日にち夜や研けん鑽さんを積つんで、ついに博はく士し号ごうを取しゅ得とくした。
He devoted himself to diligent study day and night and finally earned his doctorate.

語ご

学がく

の

研けん

鑽さん

に

励はげ

む

。

I apply myself to the diligent study of languages.

Written forms

研けん鑽さんUsage69%
Standard kanji form; 鑽 is a non-jōyō kanji but widely used in this word.
研けんさんUsage18%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; used to help find the word when the second kanji is unknown or hard to type.
研けん鑚さんUsage13%
Variant form using 鑚 (extended shinjitai) instead of 鑽; less common but still seen.

Kanji

研polish, study of, sharpen
鑽make fire by rubbing sticks
鑚make fire by rubbing sticks

Similar words

勉べん強きょう
勉強 is the general word for study; 研鑽 is more formal and implies deep, sustained, often self-directed scholarly effort.
研けん究きゅう
研究 is research or academic investigation; 研鑽 focuses on the act of studying diligently to improve one's own knowledge or skill.

Etymology

From 研 (to polish, sharpen) and 鑽 (to drill, bore into), together suggesting the idea of polishing one's knowledge through persistent, penetrating study.