演習|えんしゅうenshuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbpractice; exercise; drill
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmilitary exercise; manoeuvres; maneuvers; drill
- nounseminar
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 演習する(えんしゅうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 演習します(えんしゅうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 演習しない(えんしゅうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 演習しません(えんしゅうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 演習せず・演習せぬ(えんしゅうせず・えんしゅうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 演習した(えんしゅうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 演習しました(えんしゅうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 演習しなかった(えんしゅうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 演習しませんでした(えんしゅうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 演習して(えんしゅうして) |
| Potential | 演習できる(えんしゅうできる) |
| Passive | 演習される(えんしゅうされる) |
| Causative | 演習させる(えんしゅうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 演習させられる(えんしゅうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 演習すれば(えんしゅうすれば) |
| tara | 演習したら(えんしゅうしたら) |
| Volitional | 演習しよう(えんしゅうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 演習しましょう(えんしゅうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 演習しろ(えんしゅうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym練習れんしゅうNeutralEveryday practice, as in 「ピアノの練習」; the most common word of this family. 「演習」 leans toward military exercises, seminars, or practice problems.
- Synonym稽古けいこNeutralPractice of an art or craft, as in 「お茶の稽古」; leans toward traditional arts and martial arts rather than academic or military drills.
- Synonym訓練くんれんNeutralTraining, as in 「避難訓練」; leans toward organized, repeated instruction to build a specific skill.
- Related予行よこうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a rehearsal held in advance, as in 「予行演習」; a run-through before the real event.
- Related操練そうれんWrittenWritten/formal prose for military drill; rare in modern Japanese.
- RelatedおさらいNeutralReviewing or going over material again, as in 「基本のおさらい」; leans toward recapping what was learned rather than drilling new skills.
- Related教練きょうれんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the military drill once taught in schools; carries a distinctly old-era flavor.
- Related調練ちょうれんWrittenWritten/formal prose for training soldiers; rare in modern Japanese.
- Related軍事訓練ぐんじくんれんWrittenWritten/formal prose for military training; specifically for troops and the armed forces.
- Related温習おんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for reviewing what one has learned; rare in modern Japanese.
- Related練磨れんまWrittenWritten/formal prose for honing skill and character over the long term, as in 「百戦錬磨」; long-term cultivation.
- Related習練しゅうれんWrittenWritten/formal prose for sustained practice and discipline; few examples in actual use.
- Related練兵れんぺいWrittenWritten/formal prose for drilling troops; carries a historical flavor.
- Related立ち稽古たちげいこNeutralA standing rehearsal for theater, practicing acting and movements as they would happen on stage; leans toward the stage.
- Related演練えんれんWrittenWritten/formal prose for repeated hands-on drills; few examples — in everyday speech say 「演習」 or 「訓練」.
- Antonym本番ほんばんNeutralThe real performance or event, as opposed to practice; the counterpart of 「演習」 in its practice sense.
Use 「演習」 for military exercises, practice problems, or university seminars, as in 「軍事演習」 and 「演習問題」. For everyday practice say 「練習」, for traditional arts 「稽古」, for organized training 「訓練」; 「本番」 is the real event practice leads up to.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


