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勉強 — meaning in English

benkyō

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English meaning

  • learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
  • learned adjective Having extensive knowledge, gained through years of study; scholarly.
  • study verb To spend time learning about a subject, often in preparation for an exam or qualification.
  • studying noun The activity of learning material, especially in preparation for an assessment.

Senses

勉強 is used for these senses in English:

  • learn To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
  • study Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
  • study (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
  • study (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
  • studying The action of the verb to study.

learn — full definition

  1. verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
  2. verb To find out or become aware of a fact.

learned — full definition

  1. adjective Having extensive knowledge, gained through years of study; scholarly.
  2. adjective A formal, respectful term used to refer to lawyers or judges in court.

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