稽古

Chinese

bow to the ground; inspect; check ancient; old
trad. (稽古)
simp. #(稽古)

Pronunciation


Verb

稽古

  1. (literary) to learn from the ancients; to study ancient texts

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)() • (keiko

  1. training

Verb

(けい)()する • (keiko surusuru (stem (けい)() (keiko shi), past (けい)()した (keiko shita))

  1. to practice

Usage notes

The use of this term is limited to traditional techniques such as judo, kendo, sumo, ikebana or Japanese traditional music, etc.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN