ＨＥＬＬＯ！ Ｉ　ＡＭ　ＱＵＩＺＢＯ™！Welcome to Kiki+Koko: Let’s NihonGO!! Online’s Word of the Week!  In this segment, you will be given a brand–new Japanese word along with an example sentence, or multiple example sentences, that illustrate ways in which you can use the word, or hear the word. 

It is my hope that this will assist you in your Japanese language studies. Experiencing these words in multiple contexts should assist in cementing them in your memory. Also, there are many uses that beginners may not have known if they were originally introduced to this word before. Also, I will not mind if you need me to repeat these words multiple times. That is my purpose here!

Word(s) of the Week:

勉強 【べんきょう】 
benkyou 
noun, Suru-verb 
1. Study※ 
2. Diligence 
3. Discount

※「勉強」is used mostly in the context of studying, but it is also useful to know the other less ‘common’ contexts? It is still labelled as a common usage, but it might be better to think of it as a basic usage.

Example Sentences:

The first row is in Japanese with Kanji. The Next row is in hiragana, then romanised using rōmaji with the final row translated into English.
(Japanese→Hiragana→Rōmaji→English)

Example #1:

母星の　大学で　情報科学を　勉強しました。
ぼせいの　だいがくで　じょうほうかがくを　べんきょうしました。
Bousei no daigaku de jouhoukagakuwo benkyou shimashita.
I studied Information Science at my home planet’s university.

Example #2:

書き終えるに　終夜　働くとは　随分勉強だね！
かきおえるに　しゅうや　はたらくとは　ずいぶん　べんきょうだね！
kakioeru ni shuuya hataraku to wa zuibun benkyou da ne!
You are quite diligent to work all night to finish writing!

Example #3:

高級ブランド店のに、なかなか勉強するね。
こうきゅうぶらんどてんのに、なかなか　べんきょうするね
Koukyuu burando-ten no ni, naka naka benkyou suru ne.
Even though it’s a luxury brand store, it sells quite cheaply.

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