精励

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	励
せい Grade: 5	れい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
精勵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Noun

精(せい)励(れい) • (seirei) 

1. diligence:
   1. conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something.
   2. one of the seven heavenly virtues, opposite the vice of sloth.

Synonyms

• 勤勉(きんべん) (kinben)

Antonyms

• 怠惰(たいだ) (taida): sloth

See also

• 精励 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Diligence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia