訓練|くんれんkunren[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbtraining; drill; practice; discipline
   私わたしたちは昨日きのう防火ぼうか訓練くんれんをした。↗

   We had a fire drill yesterday.

• Synonym練習れんしゅうNeutralEveryday word for repeated practice to build a skill, as in 「ピアノの練習」; the most common choice, while 「訓練」 suggests systematic, rigorous training.
• Synonym演習えんしゅうNeutralCovers drills and practice exercises, plus university seminars, as in 「防災演習」 or 「ゼミ演習」; 「訓練」 centers on developing skills.
• Synonym稽古けいこNeutralPractice of martial arts or traditional arts, as in 「剣道の稽古」; carries a traditional flavor 「訓練」 lacks.
• SynonymトレーニングNeutralLoanword used mostly for sports and fitness training, as in 「筋力トレーニング」; common in everyday speech.
• Synonym養成ようせいNeutralDeveloping people's skills or abilities up to a certain level through sustained training, as in 「教員養成」.
• Synonym練磨れんまWrittenWritten word for honing skill and character through repeated refinement, as in 「百戦錬磨」; 「訓練」 is about acquiring the skills you need.
• Synonym調練ちょうれんWrittenOld military term for drilling soldiers, rarely used today; 「訓練」 is broader and covers ordinary skill training too.
• Synonym演練えんれんWrittenRare written word for gaining skill or knowledge through hands-on drills; 「訓練」 is the more general term and need not involve actual drills.
• RelatedしつけNeutralTeaching manners and daily habits to children or pets, as in 「犬のしつけ」; 「訓練」 is about building skills.
• Related教育きょういくNeutralBroad term for imparting knowledge and cultivating people, as in 「学校教育」; 「訓練」 refers specifically to skill training.
• Related教習きょうしゅうNeutralInstruction in specialized skills, as in 「自動車教習所」; often used for driving schools, while 「訓練」 stresses building skill through drill.
• Related予行よこうNeutralA full run-through of a formal event beforehand, as in 「予行演習」; 「訓練」 aims at gaining skill and need not target one event.
• Related教練きょうれんWrittenHistorical term for the military drills once given in prewar schools, still seen in historical writing; 「訓練」 is not tied to such contexts.
• Related操練そうれんWrittenOld-fashioned word for military drill, still found in historical accounts; 「訓練」 applies far more widely than to military drill.
• RelatedおさらいNeutralColloquial word for reviewing material, as in 「要点のおさらい」; it is about going back over what was learned, not training.
• Related錬成れんせいWrittenWritten word for forging body and mind to shape people, as in 「錬成会」; carries a wartime flavor 「訓練」 does not.
• RelatedエクササイズNeutralLoanword for physical exercise or practice problems, common in fitness and textbooks; 「訓練」 centers on building skills and never means the practice problems themselves.
• RelatedプラクティスNeutralLoanword for practice, used mostly in sports and business, as in 「ベストプラクティス」.
• Related訓育くんいくWrittenRare written word for moral and character education; in daily speech people say 「しつけ」 or 「教育」 instead.

Choose 「訓練」 for systematic, rigorous training. For everyday practice use 「練習」, for sports and fitness 「トレーニング」, for traditional arts 「稽古」, for manners 「しつけ」, and for developing people to a certain level 「養成」. 「演習」 covers drills and seminars, 「教育」 is broad education, 「教習」 specialized instruction such as driving school, 「おさらい」 review, 「予行」 a rehearsal, and 「エクササイズ」「プラクティス」 are loanwords. 「練磨」「錬成」「訓育」 are literary, 「調練」「教練」「操練」 old military terms, and 「演練」 a rare word for hands-on drills.

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1. ある特定とくていの技能ぎのうを教え育おしえそだてること。元もとは兵士へいしに対たいして用もちいた。