難行

なんぎょう
penance

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なんぎょう【難行】

penance

〖U〗〔宗〕(罪滅ぼしの)苦行， 難行.

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なんぎょう(くぎょう)【難行(苦行)】

〔苦行〕 penance; asceticism; 〔苦難〕 ordeal; trial; hardship(s).

～する 〔宗教的な苦行をする〕 do penance; practice asceticism [religious austerities]; 〔いろいろな苦難にあう〕 go through all sorts of hardships.

●難行(苦行)する僧 an ascetic monk.

●彼は数々の難行(苦行)に耐えてきた. He has endured many trials.

●難行(苦行)の生活 a life of penance; an ascetic life

・難行(苦行)の末, 悟りを開く attain enlightenment after performing religious austerities.

●修行僧は来る日も来る日も難行(苦行)を重ねた. The ascetic monks underwent penance day after day.

●それはかなりの難行である. That is quite an ordeal.