学び|まなびmanabi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlearning; study
   我々われわれは生いきている限かぎり学まなび続つづけなければならない。↗

   We must continue to study as long as we live.

• Synonym勉強べんきょうNeutralThe everyday word for studying or hitting the books; 「学び」 sounds more refined and stresses what you gain and how you grow.
• Synonym学問がくもんWrittenWritten word for scholarship as a systematic body of knowledge; 「学び」 points to the process of learning and personal gains.
• Synonym勉学べんがくWrittenWritten word for diligent study, as in 「勉学に励む」; 「学び」 is broader and does not stress hard work.
• Synonym学がくWrittenWritten single character for learning or scholarship, mostly a suffix as in 「経済学」; 「学び」 centres on the act of learning.
• Related稽古けいこNeutralRepeated practice of a martial art or craft, as in 「ピアノの稽古」; it stresses the practising itself, while 「学び」 covers learning and what you take from it.
• Related修学しゅうがくWrittenWritten word for pursuing learning, seen in 「修学旅行」; 「学び」 is the more everyday choice, focused on what learning gives you.
• Related学業がくぎょうWrittenWritten word for schoolwork and studies; 「学び」 is broader and not tied to school.
• Related学修がくしゅうWrittenWritten word for pursuing a set curriculum, typical of university study; 「学び」 centres on the process of learning and the knowledge or insight it brings.
• Antonym教えおしえNeutralTeaching or instruction; it stands opposite 「学び」 in the giving and receiving of knowledge — the teacher's side to the learner's.

Use 「学び」 for the process of learning and the insight it brings, as in 「学びの場」 and 「大きな学び」. For everyday studying pick 「勉強」, for practising an art 「稽古」, for systematic scholarship 「学問」; 「教え」 is the teaching side of the exchange.

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1. 学まなぶことによって得えられた知識ちしきや技能ぎのう。