Japanese symbol for “practising”
稽古
けいこ
Romaji: keiko
practice; practising; training; study
In Japanese, practising is 稽古, read けいこ (keiko).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt practice; practising; training; study
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “practising”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修練 | しゅうれん shuuren | training; drill; practice |
| 習練 | しゅうれん shuuren | practice; practising; training |
| 手慣らし | てならし tenarashi | practice; practising; exercise |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滑稽 | こっけい kokkei | funny; comical; humorous |
| 荒唐無稽 | こうとうむけい koutoumukei | absurd; nonsensical; preposterous |
| 出稽古 | でげいこ degeiko | giving lessons at pupils' homes |
| 寒稽古 | かんげいこ kangeiko | mid-winter training |
| 下稽古 | したげいこ shitageiko | rehearsal; run-through; practice |
| 古い | ふるい furui | old; aged; ancient |
| 古代 | こだい kodai | ancient times; distant past; antiquity |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ chuuko | used; second-hand; old |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.