Chinese

Adjective

勉強

1. forced; inadequate

Adverb

勉強

1. reluctantly; in a forced manner

Verb

勉強

1. to force somebody to do something
2. to make do; to do with difficulty

Japanese

Etymology

From Sinitic 勉強.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) べん​きょう [bèńꜜkyòò] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞ŋkjo̞ː]

Noun

勉強 ‎(hiragana べんきょう, romaji benkyō, historical hiragana べんきやう)

1. studying, studies, study

   成績 (せいせき)のためだけの勉強 (べんきょう)

   seiseki no tame dake no benkyō

   studying for the sole purpose of getting good grades

   ここは部活 (ぶかつ)などよりも勉強 (べんきょう)に熱心 (ねっしん)な学校 (がっこう)だ。

   Koko wa bukatsu nado yori mo benkyō ni nesshin na gakkō da.

   This high school is more serious about studies than clubs or sports.

Verb

勉強する ‎(hiragana べんきょうする, romaji benkyō suru, historical hiragana べんきやうする)

1. to study

   英語 (えいご)を勉強 (べんきょう)する

   eigo o benkyō suru

   to study English

2. to discount, to reduce the price of something

   勉強 (べんきょう)させてもらいます。

   Benkyō sasete moraimasu.

   Let me discount / I'll give you a discount.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• 勉強家 (べんきょうか) ‎(benkyōka): a studious person

See also

• 学修 (がくしゅう) ‎(gakushū), 学習: learning, study
• 学 (まな)ぶ ‎(manabu): study
• 割引 (わりびき) ‎(waribiki): discount (noun)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Vietnamese

Adverb

勉強

1. Hán tự form of miễn cưỡng, “reluctant”