プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
しょうじん【精進】
&fRoman1;
❶〔宗教的な修行をすること〕 ⇒しゅぎょう(修行)religious asceticism
精進に務める
practice asceticism (and devote oneself to religion)
❷〔肉食をしないこと〕abstinence from fish and meat; a vegetarian diet
精進する abstain from fish and meat; live on a vegetarian diet
&fRoman2;〔熱心に努力すること〕earnest application;〔専心〕devotion ((to))
彼は学問に精進した
He devoted [applied] himself to his studies.
精進揚げ
deep-fried vegetables
精進明け[落ち]
the end of a period of abstinence (from fish and meat)
精進落とし
providing [having] a meal at the end of a funeral
精進日
a day of abstinence
精進料理
vegetarian cooking [cuisine]