修 – discipline, conduct oneself well, study

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The kanji 修 means discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュウ、シュ (shuu, shu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おさ.める、おさ.まる (osameru, osamaru). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シュウ	shuu
On’yomi	シュ	shu
Kun’yomi	おさ.める	osameru
Kun’yomi	おさ.まる	osamaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: ｜・化・彡・攵・乞.

Words using 修

修正しゅうせいamendment修理しゅうりrepair修飾しゅうしょくornamentation研修けんしゅうtraining (esp. in-service)修繕しゅうぜんrepair改修かいしゅうrepair専修せんしゅうspecialization修士しゅうしmaster's (degree)修行しゅぎょうtraining必修ひっしゅうrequired (subject)修学しゅうがくlearning

Example sentences

失礼ですが御提案を修正させていただきます。

I beg to modify your proposal.

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その車は修理する価値がない。

The car isn't worth repairing.

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名詞を修飾するものは、形容詞または形容詞相当語句です。

Things that modify nouns are adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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