学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)

がくぎょうじょうじゅ
noun
academic success; fulfillment of one's studies
educationreligion
1. academic success; fulfillment of one's studies
The successful completion of one's studies or academic goals. A common wish printed on good-luck charms (お守り) sold at shrines and temples, typically for students.
学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)のお守(まも)りを買(か)った。
I bought a good-luck charm for academic success.
神社(じんじゃ)で学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)を祈願(きがん)した。
I prayed at the shrine for academic success.
息子(むすこ)の学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)を願(ねが)って、受験(じゅけん)前(まえ)に湯島天神(ゆしまてんじん)へ参拝(さんぱい)に行(い)った。
Wishing for my son's academic success, I visited Yushima Tenmangu shrine before his exams.

A four-character compound (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)) meaning literally "studies-achievement-fulfillment". Commonly seen on 絵馬(えま) (votive tablets) and お守(まも)り at shrines associated with learning, especially those dedicated to Tenjin (菅原道真(すがわらのみちざね)), the deity of learning.

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Related: 合格祈願(ごうかくきがん) (prayer for exam success)
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Added 2026.6.11 4:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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