修行|しゅぎょうshugyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbtraining; practice; discipline; study
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, Buddhismascetic practices

• Synonym修業しゅうぎょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Studying to master an academic subject or art, as in 「修業年限」; the focus is on schooling, whereas 「修行」 leans religious or toward hard training.
• Synonym修練しゅうれんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Repeated practice to hone a skill, as in 「修練を積む」; the stress is on steady drilling and accumulated effort.
• Related切磋琢磨せっさたくまWrittenA four-character idiom for peers spurring each other on and improving together; the emphasis is on friendly rivalry among companions, which 「修行」 does not highlight.
• Related鍛錬たんれんNeutralNeutral. Disciplining body and mind, as in 「心身の鍛錬」; it can also mean forging metal, while 「修行」 is religious or apprenticeship training.
• Related鍛えきたえNeutralNeutral. Honing through repeated training, as in 「鍛えが足りない」; frequent in everyday speech, while 「修行」 evokes religion or apprenticeship.

「修行」 is for religious training or long apprenticeship, as in 「修行僧」 and 「板前修行」. Use 「修業」 for academic study, 「修練」 for repeated practice, 「鍛錬」 for disciplining body and mind, 「鍛え」 for honing in everyday speech, and 「切磋琢磨」 for peers improving together.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 仏教ぶっきょうにおいて、財産ざいさん・名誉めいよ・性欲せいよくといった人間的にんげんてきな欲望よくぼう（相対的そうたいてき幸福こうふく）から解放かいほうされ、生いきていること自体じたいに満足感まんぞくかんを得えられる状態じょうたい（絶対的ぜったいてき幸福こうふく）を追求ついきゅうすること。
2. 托鉢たくはつや巡礼じゅんれいなどをすること。
3. 学問がくもんや技芸ぎげいなどの能力のうりょくを向上こうじょうさせるため、努力どりょくして学まなぶこと。