精進

• 読み: しょうじん
• ローマ字: shōjin
• 漢字の分解: 精 (shō) — pure, refined, energy; 進 (jin) — advance, progress
• 発音: /ɕoː.dʑi.ɴ/

意味

Devotion; diligent effort; Buddhist vegetarian diet. Refers to single-minded dedication to practice, or the abstention from meat in religious contexts.

A noun and suru-verb (精進する) with two related meanings. In general usage it means applying oneself diligently and wholeheartedly to a pursuit — 精進する implies sustained, earnest effort rather than casual practice. In Buddhist contexts 精進 also refers to the dietary practice of abstaining from meat, fish, and strong-smelling vegetables, as in 精進料理 (shōjin ryōri), the traditional vegetarian cuisine of Buddhist temples.

例文

1. 師匠の教えに従い、日々の稽古に精進してきた結果が今日の舞台だ。
2. 祖父の四十九日が明けるまで家族全員で精進料理を食べた。
3. 彼女は書道の腕を磨こうと毎日精進を重ねている。

使い方ガイド

場面: Buddhism, traditional arts, funeral customs, self-cultivation

トーン: earnest

起源と歴史

From 精 (shō/sei) meaning 'pure, refined' and 進 (shin) meaning 'to advance or progress.' In Buddhism it corresponds to the Sanskrit concept of virya (effort/perseverance), one of the six pāramitā (perfections).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes