1Training, practice, or disciplined study undertaken to master a skill or art; sustained effort and self-discipline.
彼は俳優としての修行を続けている。
He continues his training as an actor.
若い職人が親方の下で修行する。
A young craftsman apprentices under a master to train.
上達するには毎日の修行が必要だ。
Daily practice is necessary to improve.
2Ascetic practices in Buddhism (or similar traditions); strict spiritual disciplines such as fasting or seclusion for religious training.
彼は寺で数年間の修行を積んだ。
He underwent several years of monastic training at a temple.
修行の一環で断食を行った。
As part of the ascetic practice, he fasted.