Chinese

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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)

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Verb

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苦行

  1. (religion) to follow ascetic practices

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Noun

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苦行

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

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (苦行):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ぎょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぎょう) (kugyōくぎやう (kugyau)?

  1. strenuous work
  2. (Buddhism) practicing asceticism

Verb

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()(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

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References

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