"勉強" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [bẽ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː] Forms: 勉強 [canonical] (ruby: (べん), (きょう)), benkyō [romanization], benkyau [romanization], べんきやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Sinitic 勉強 /勉强. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zhx|-|sort=べんきょう}} Sinitic Head templates: {{ja-noun|べんきょう|hhira=べんきやう}} 勉(べん)強(きょう) • (benkyō) ^(←べんきやう (benkyau)?)
  1. studying, studies, study
    Sense id: en-勉強-ja-noun-~r3qJzs3 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 35 28 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: お勉強 (o-benkyō) (ruby: 勉強(べんきょう)) [honorific]

Verb

IPA: [bẽ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː]
Etymology: From Sinitic 勉強 /勉强. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zhx|-|sort=べんきょう}} Sinitic Forms: 勉強する [canonical] (ruby: (べん), (きょう)), benkyō suru [romanization], benkyau [romanization], 勉強し [stem] (ruby: (べん), (きょう)), 勉強した [past] (ruby: (べん), (きょう)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 勉強し [error-unrecognized-form], べんきょうし [error-unrecognized-form], benkyō shi [error-unrecognized-form], 勉強する [error-unrecognized-form], べんきょうする [error-unrecognized-form], benkyō suru [error-unrecognized-form], 勉強すれ [error-unrecognized-form], べんきょうすれ [error-unrecognized-form], benkyō sure [error-unrecognized-form], 勉強せよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 勉強しろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], べんきょうせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], べんきょうしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], benkyō seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], benkyō shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 勉強される [passive], べんきょうされる [passive], benkyō sareru [passive], 勉強させる [causative], 勉強さす [causative], べんきょうさせる [causative], べんきょうさす [causative], benkyō saseru [causative], benkyō sasu [causative], 勉強できる [potential], べんきょうできる [potential], benkyō dekiru [potential], 勉強しよう [volitional], べんきょうしよう [volitional], benkyō shiyō [volitional], 勉強しない [negative], べんきょうしない [negative], benkyō shinai [negative], 勉強せず [continuative, negative], べんきょうせず [continuative, negative], benkyō sezu [continuative, negative], 勉強します [formal], べんきょうします [formal], benkyō shimasu [formal], 勉強した [perfective], べんきょうした [perfective], benkyō shita [perfective], 勉強して [conjunctive], べんきょうして [conjunctive], benkyō shite [conjunctive], 勉強すれば [conditional, hypothetical], べんきょうすれば [conditional, hypothetical], benkyō sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to study
    Sense id: en-勉強-ja-verb-nUOYYRNk Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 35 28 36
  2. to discount, to reduce the price of something
    Sense id: en-勉強-ja-verb-miJgwI-R Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 60 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 12 9 79 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 9 79 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 35 28 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 9 80 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 13 11 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 9 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: お勉強 (o-benkyō) (ruby: 勉強(べんきょう)) [honorific] Derived forms: 勉強家 (benkyōka) (ruby: 勉強家(べんきょうか)) (english: a studious person) Related terms: 学修 (gakushū), 学習: learning, study, 学ぶ (manabu) (ruby: (まな)) (english: study), 割引: discount (waribiki) (ruby: 割引(わりびき)) [noun]

Alternative forms

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      "form": "benkyō sasu",
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      "form": "勉強できる",
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      "form": "benkyō dekiru",
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      "form": "勉強しよう",
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      "form": "benkyō shiyō",
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      "form": "勉強しない",
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      "form": "べんきょうしない",
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      "form": "benkyō shinai",
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      "form": "べんきょうせず",
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      "form": "benkyō sezu",
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    {
      "form": "べんきょうします",
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    {
      "form": "benkyō shimasu",
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    {
      "form": "勉強した",
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    {
      "form": "べんきょうした",
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      "form": "benkyō shita",
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "gakushū",
      "word": "学修"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "学習: learning"
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              "せいせき"
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          "english": "This high school is more serious about studies than clubs or sports.",
          "roman": "Koko wa bukatsu nado yori mo benkyō ni nesshin na gakkō da.",
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              "部活",
              "ぶかつ"
            ],
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              "勉強",
              "べんきょう"
            ],
            [
              "熱心",
              "ねっしん"
            ],
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              "学校",
              "がっこう"
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          "study",
          "study"
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      "other": "べんきょー"
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      "ipa": "[bẽ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː]"
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      "other": "[béńkyóó]",
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      ]
    }
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      "roman": "o-benkyō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "勉強",
          "べんきょう"
        ]
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    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
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}

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          "きょう"
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      "form": "勉強した",
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          "勉",
          "べん"
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          "強",
          "きょう"
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      "form": "勉強し",
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      "form": "べんきょうし",
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      "form": "benkyō shi",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "勉強する",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "べんきょうする",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "benkyō suru",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "勉強すれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "べんきょうすれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "benkyō sure",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強せよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強しろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうせよ",
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        "imperative",
        "literary"
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      "form": "べんきょうしろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
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      "form": "benkyō seyo",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "benkyō shiro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benkyō sareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "べんきょうさせる",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "べんきょうさす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
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      "form": "benkyō saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "benkyō sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強できる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benkyō dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強しよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benkyō shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強しない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "benkyō shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強せず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benkyō sezu",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強します",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうします",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benkyō shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうした",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "benkyō shita",
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        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "勉強して",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benkyō shite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "勉強すれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "べんきょうすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "benkyō sureba",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "roman": "gakushū",
      "word": "学修"
    },
    {
      "word": "学習: learning"
    },
    {
      "word": "study"
    },
    {
      "english": "study",
      "roman": "manabu",
      "ruby": [
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          "学",
          "まな"
        ]
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      "word": "学ぶ"
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      "roman": "waribiki",
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          "割引",
          "わりびき"
        ]
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        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "割引: discount"
    }
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        {
          "english": "to study English",
          "roman": "eigo o benkyō suru",
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              "えいご"
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              "勉強",
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          "study"
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          "english": "Let me discount / I'll give you a discount.",
          "roman": "Benkyō sasete moraimasu.",
          "ruby": [
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              "勉強",
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            ]
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          "text": "勉強させてもらいます。",
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        "to discount, to reduce the price of something"
      ],
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          "discount",
          "discount"
        ],
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          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
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          "price",
          "price"
        ]
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      "ipa": "[bẽ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː]"
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
  ],
  "word": "勉強"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 勉強 meaning in Japanese (9.6kB)

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