練習|れんしゅうrenshuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpractice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
   あなたはいつピアノの練習れんしゅうをしますか。↗

   When do you practice the piano?

• Synonym訓練くんれんNeutralOrganized training in a specific skill, as in 「避難訓練」 or 「職業訓練」; carries a disciplinary nuance.
• Synonym稽古けいこNeutralPractice of traditional disciplines like martial arts, tea ceremony, or dance, as in 「剣道の稽古」.
• SynonymトレーニングNeutralLoanword mostly for physical or fitness training such as 「筋力トレーニング」.
• Synonym演習えんしゅうWrittenWritten word for drills, practice problems, or military exercises; at university it also means a seminar.
• Synonym練磨れんまWrittenWritten language for honing the mind, body, and skills, as in 「百戦練磨」.
• Synonym習練しゅうれんWrittenWritten language for assiduous, repeated honing of an art; heavier in tone than 「練習」 and very rarely used.
• Synonym演練えんれんWrittenWritten language for repeated hands-on practice aimed at proficiency, with an emphasis on actually doing; 「練習」 covers everyday use.
• Related養成ようせいNeutralSystematic cultivation of talent, as in 「教員養成」; the emphasis is on training people to full competence.
• Related教習きょうしゅうNeutralInstructional training in a skill such as driving, as in 「自動車教習所」.
• Related調教ちょうきょうNeutralTraining of animals, as in 「馬の調教」; when used of people it carries a negative nuance.
• Related予行よこうWrittenWritten word for a rehearsal held in advance of the real event, as in 「予行演習」.
• Related教練きょうれんWrittenHistorical term for the military drill classes once given in schools; for practice today, say 「練習」.
• Related調練ちょうれんWrittenHistorical term for drilling soldiers; 「練習」 is the general word for practicing a skill.
• RelatedおさらいNeutralA review or run-through, as in 「授業のおさらい」; common in speech.
• Related錬成れんせいWrittenWritten word for forging people through rigorous training, or for producing gold by alchemy; carries a strict nuance.
• Related温習おんしゅうWrittenWritten language for reviewing what one has already learned; 「練習」 is about honing skills and not limited to review.
• RelatedエクササイズNeutralLoanword for fitness exercise or practice problems; leans toward gym workouts and textbook language.
• RelatedプラクティスNeutralLoanword for putting theory into practice, or for practice itself; mostly business and sports jargon, rare in daily conversation.
• Related立ち稽古たちげいこNeutralTheater term for a rehearsal with actors standing and walking through their blocking, a step beyond reading the script; stage use only.
• Antonym本番ほんばんNeutralThe real performance or match as opposed to 「練習」.
• Antonym実戦じっせんWrittenWritten word for actual combat or real battle experience, as opposed to 「練習」.

Default to 「練習」 for practicing a skill. Use 「訓練」 for organized training with a disciplinary edge, 「稽古」 for traditional arts, 「トレーニング」 for fitness, 「予行」 for a rehearsal, and 「本番」 for the real performance. 「養成」 and 「教習」 are about training people, 「調教」 about animals, 「お浚い」 a review or run-through, 「演習」 drills or seminars, 「立ち稽古」 stage rehearsal. 「エクササイズ」 and 「プラクティス」 are loanwords for workouts and practice. 「教練」 and 「調練」 are historical military terms; 「練磨」「習練」「錬成」「温習」「演練」「実戦」 belong to formal prose.

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