修行

• 読み: しゅぎょう
• ローマ字: shugyō
• 漢字の分解: 修 (shū) — cultivate, refine; 行 (gyō) — practice, conduct
• 発音: /ɕɯ.ɡjoː/

意味

Training; ascetic practice; discipline. Refers to rigorous self-cultivation through hardship, often in a religious or martial context.

A noun and suru-verb (修行する) describing intensive practice aimed at spiritual, physical, or professional mastery. In Buddhist contexts it refers to the monastic discipline of monks. In martial arts it describes years of dedicated practice under a master. In everyday speech it is used figuratively to describe any demanding period of training or apprenticeship, as in 修行中の板前 (an apprentice chef still training).

例文

1. 若い僧侶は山奥で厳しい修行を積んだ。
2. 板前として一人前になるには十年以上の修行が必要だと言われる。
3. 海外生活は語学の修行だと思って、毎日会話の練習に励んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: Buddhism, martial arts, culinary arts, professional training

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From 修 (shū) meaning 'to cultivate or refine' and 行 (gyō) meaning 'practice or conduct.' A compound closely tied to Buddhist and Taoist traditions of self-discipline.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes