修行
N1しゅぎょう
[shugyou]
Meanings
1.NounNoun・suruTransitive
training; practice; discipline; study
2.NounNoun・suruTransitive
《Buddhism》ascetic practices
Examples
彼は厳しい修行を積んで一人前の職人になったのだ。
He became a full-fledged craftsman through rigorous training.
僧侶は山で数年間の修行を終えて戻ってきたそうだ。
I hear the monk returned after completing several years of training in the mountains.
料理人としての修行時代は辛くも充実した日々だった。
My training days as a chef were hard but fulfilling.