How to say 'Practice' in Japanese | 稽古

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The Japanese word for Practice is 'Keiko', written as 稽古 in Japanese.'Practice' in hiragana is けいこ.

word

稽古

Meaning

Practice

Reading

けいこ

keiko

Kanji

稽Think, Consider 古Old

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '稽古 (けいこ)' primarily means 'practice' or 'training'. It is commonly used in contexts related to learning or perfecting a skill, such as martial arts, traditional arts, or performing arts. For example: I have kendo practice today「今日は剣道の稽古があります」(きょうはけんどうのけいこがあります). She is practicing the tea ceremony「彼女は茶道の稽古をしています」(かのじょはさどうのけいこをしています). The word often carries a nuance of disciplined, repetitive training aimed at mastery, and it is frequently used in traditional or artistic contexts.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5010

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 稽古

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

稽

Meaning

Think, Consider

kanji

古

Meaning

Old

Words Related to 稽古 Through the Kanji 古

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 古 as well.

word

古い

Meaning

Old

word

古代

Meaning

Ancient, Antiquity

word

古

Meaning

Old

word

古典

Meaning

Classic

word

古墳

Meaning

Tumulus

word

古く

Meaning

Old

word

中古

Meaning

Used, Secondhand

word

古本

Meaning

Used book

word

古里

Meaning

Hometown

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