Word Meaning 修行

すぎょう sugyou

修行 is read as すぎょう (sugyou) and means ascetic practices.

Meaning

English

  1. ascetic practices
  2. training
  3. practice
  4. discipline
  5. study

Reading

Kana

すぎょう

Romaji

sugyou

Writing Variants

  • 修行 しゅぎょう shugyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2234 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

修学旅行

しゅうがくりょこう

excursion

修学旅行生

しゅうがくりょこうせい

student on field trip

修行者

すぎょうざ

practitioner of Buddhism

修行僧

しゅぎょうそう

ascetic monk

武者修行

むしゃしゅぎょう

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

マイル修行

まいるしゅぎょう

doing various things to earn a lot of frequent flier miles

研修旅行

けんしゅうりょこう

study tour

日本修学旅行協会

にっぽんしゅうがくりょこうきょうかい

Japan School Excursion Association

修理

すり

repair

修業

しゅぎょう

pursuit of knowledge

修正

しゅうせい

amendment

Example Sentences

4

かれはこのぶんやでしゅぎょうしています。

He is training in this field.

わたしはまいにちしゅぎょうしている。

I train every day.

The painter went to Paris with the object of studying painting.

I wanted to become a bagel maker so I took three years of training for it. It was fun.