修学|しゅうがくshuugaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verblearning
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 修学する（しゅうがくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 修学します（しゅうがくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 修学しない（しゅうがくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 修学しません（しゅうがくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 修学せず・修学せぬ（しゅうがくせず・しゅうがくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 修学した（しゅうがくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 修学しました（しゅうがくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 修学しなかった（しゅうがくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 修学しませんでした（しゅうがくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 修学して（しゅうがくして） |
| Potential | 修学できる（しゅうがくできる） |
| Passive | 修学される（しゅうがくされる） |
| Causative | 修学させる（しゅうがくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 修学させられる（しゅうがくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 修学すれば（しゅうがくすれば） |
| tara | 修学したら（しゅうがくしたら） |
| Volitional | 修学しよう（しゅうがくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 修学しましょう（しゅうがくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 修学しろ（しゅうがくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym学習がくしゅうNeutralNeutral and very common, as in 「学習塾」. 「修学」 is more written/formal and now mostly appears in 「修学旅行」.
- Synonym勉学べんがくWrittenWritten/formal prose: diligent pursuit of one's studies, as in 「勉学に励む」; carries a stronger sense of hard, devoted study than 「修学」.
- Synonym学問がくもんWrittenWritten/formal prose: scholarship or learning as a body of knowledge, as in 「学問の自由」; names the discipline itself, while 「修学」 is the act of study.
- Synonym学ぶまなぶNeutralNeutral verb: learning, as in 「歴史に学ぶ」; focuses on taking in knowledge and is far more common than 「修学」.
- Synonym勉強べんきょうNeutralThe everyday, colloquial word for studying; by far the most common choice. 「修学」 is bookish and survives mostly in set phrases.
- Synonym学修がくしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose: completing a set curriculum, as in university 「学修成果」; stresses finishing prescribed coursework more than 「修学」. Say 「学習」 in daily speech.
- Related習得しゅうとくWrittenWritten/formal prose: mastering a skill or knowledge, as in 「技術の習得」; centres on acquiring ability, while 「修学」 centres on pursuing learning.
- Related修業しゅうぎょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: studying an art or craft as well as learning, as in 「修業年限」; leans toward training in skills and completing a course.
- Related学業がくぎょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: a student's schoolwork, as in 「学業成績」; frames study as a student's duty, while 「修学」 names the act of pursuing learning.
- Related学びまなびNeutralNeutral noun for learning or what one has learned, as in 「学びの場」; has a warm, approachable feel, whereas 「修学」 is stiff and bookish.
- Related習うならうNeutralNeutral verb: being taught by a teacher, as in 「ピアノを習う」; typically for skills and everyday use, while 「修学」 means pursuing learning.
- Related学び取るまなびとるNeutralNeutral verb: drawing out a lesson from something, as in 「経験から学び取る」; not formal schooling, which is what 「修学」 refers to.
「修学」 is written/formal prose for pursuing learning and now appears mostly in 「修学旅行」. For everyday study say 「勉強」 or 「学習」; for mastering a skill use 「習得」; for being taught by a teacher use 「習う」. The rest are written alternatives (「学修」「勉学」「修業」「学業」「学問」) or neutral words like 「学ぶ」「学び」「学び取る」.
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