勉強

べんきょう
JLPT:N3
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1

Study; the act of learning or acquiring knowledge/skills (commonly used as 勉強する).

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Examples

私は毎日日本語の勉強をしています。

I study Japanese every day.

来週の試験のために図書館で勉強した。

I studied at the library for next week's exam.

彼は大学で経済学の勉強をしている。

He is studying economics at university.

2

Diligence; the quality of working hard. Can refer to earnest effort toward study or work.

NounIrregular VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

彼女は勉強を怠らない優秀な社員だ。

She is an excellent employee who never neglects her studies/learning.

日々の勉強の積み重ねが大切だ。

Daily steady effort is important.

3

Experience or lesson learned; knowledge gained from events (as in "That was a good lesson").

Noun

Examples

今回の失敗はいい勉強になったと思う。

I think this failure was a good lesson.

海外での生活は貴重な勉強になった。

Living abroad was a valuable learning experience.

4

In commerce, a colloquial use meaning to give a discount or make a concession on price (e.g., "I'll make it cheaper").

NounIrregular VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

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まとめて買うなら、少し勉強しておきますよ。

If you buy in bulk, I'll give you a small discount.

店長が勉強してくれて、値段が安くなった。

The manager gave a concession and the price was reduced.

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