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練習 (れんしゅう, renshuu) Japanese meaning: practice | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 練習する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 練れん 習しゅう する 練れん 習しゅう しない Polite 練れん 習しゅう します 練れん 習しゅう しません Past polite 練れん 習しゅう しました 練れん 習しゅう しませんでした Past 練れん 習しゅう した 練れん 習しゅう しなかった Te-form 練れん 習しゅう して 練れん 習しゅう しないで Desire 練れん 習しゅう したい 練れん 習しゅう したくない Potential 練れん 習しゅう できる 練れん 習しゅう できない Passive 練れん 習しゅう される 練れん 習しゅう されない Causative 練れん 習しゅう させる 練れん 習しゅう させない Causative passive 練れん 習しゅう させられる 練れん 習しゅう させられない Volitional 練れん 習しゅう しよう Polite volitional 練れん 習しゅう しましょう Imperative 練れん 習しゅう しろ 練れん 習しゅう するな Conditional 練れん 習しゅう すれば 練れん 習しゅう しなければ Tara conditional 練れん 習しゅう したら 練れん 習しゅう しなかったら
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I practice the piano every day.
We practiced shooting before the game.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 練れん 習しゅう をする to practice (a skill/activity)
I practice the piano every day.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 練れん 習しゅう する to practice with someone
I practiced tennis with a friend.
練れん 習しゅう に 励はげ む to work hard at practicing
The athletes are training hard for the competition.
練れん 習しゅう が 足た りない to not have practiced enough
I feel like I still haven't practiced enough.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 練れん 習しゅう する to practice at a place
We practiced soccer at the park.
Expressions 練れん 習しゅう を 積つ む accumulate practice; put in practice; train extensively 練れん 習しゅう あるのみ practice makes perfect; there is nothing but practice Related words· 12 訓練 implies systematic, disciplined training (military, professional, or physical skills), while 練習 is the broader, everyday word for practicing anything.
稽古 is used for practicing traditional arts (tea ceremony, martial arts, calligraphy) with a formal, disciplined feel, whereas 練習 fits any kind of everyday practice.
演習 refers to a structured drill or exercise, often academic or military, while 練習 is the general word for repeated practice to improve at something.
トレーニング is a loanword focused on physical fitness or athletic conditioning, while 練習 covers practice of any skill, physical or otherwise.
Show 8 more 練習 is general practice or rehearsal, while 実習 emphasizes hands-on, real-world application, often in a professional or educational context.
スパーリング refers specifically to practice fighting in combat sports like boxing, while 練習 is the general word for training or practice of any kind.
練習 is the general word for practice, while ドリル implies short, repetitive exercises meant to build a specific skill.
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.
Word family· 23 intense training; hard practice
practice meeting; practice session; practice group
practice kit; practice board · practice partner; training partner
practice ground; training area; driving range
Written forms 練れん 習しゅう Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday use.
れんしゅう Usage 1%
Etymology A kango compound of 練 (refine, knead) and 習 (learn), literally 'refine through learning'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with repeated practice.
練習 is the standard Japanese word for practice or rehearsal, while ちんこ in this sense is a rare, regional Kantō dialect term with the same meaning.
練習 is general practice or training for skill-building, while リハーサル is specifically a run-through of a performance or event before it happens.
練習 is general practice or exercise for any skill, while 修練 implies disciplined, repeated training aimed at deep mastery, often in martial arts or spiritual pursuits.
練習 is ordinary practice for improving a skill, whereas 特訓 implies a much more rigorous, concentrated crash-course style regimen.
exercise book; workbook; practice notebook
Show 5 more training school; training institute; practice hall
etude; study piece
trainer aircraft; training plane
trainee; student in training
training ship; school ship
