Chinese edit

 
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 edit

苦行

  1. (religion) to follow ascetic practices

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Noun edit

苦行

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

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (苦行):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ぎょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(ぎょう) (kugyōくぎやう (kugyau)?

  1. strenuous work
  2. (Buddhism) practicing asceticism

Verb edit

()(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 edit

References edit

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