苦行

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Chinese

bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
trad. (苦行)
simp. #(苦行)

Pronunciation


Verb

苦行

  1. (religion) to follow ascetic practices

Derived terms

Noun

苦行

  1. (literary) person in charge of odd jobs in a temple

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (苦行):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ぎょう
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぎょう) (kugyōくぎやう (kugyau)?

  1. strenuous work
  2. (Buddhism) practicing asceticism

Verb

()(ぎょう)する (kugyō suruくぎやう (kugyau)?suru (stem ()(ぎょう) (kugyō shi), past ()(ぎょう)した (kugyō shita))

  1. to do strenuous work
  2. (Buddhism) to follow ascetic practices

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN