(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
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(まも)りを()った。
I bought a good-luck charm for academic success.
神社(じんじゃ)学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)祈願(きがん)した。
I prayed at the shrine for academic success.
息子(むすこ)学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)(ねが)って、受験(じゅけん)(まえ)湯島天神(ゆしまてんじん)参拝(さんぱい)()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(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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)のお(まも)り: good-luck charm for academic success
  • 学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)祈願(きがん)する: to pray for academic success
  • 学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)(ねが)う: to wish for academic success

RELATED:

  • 合格祈願(ごうかくきがん): prayer for exam success — more specific (passing exams)
  • 成績向上(せいせきこうじょう): improvement in grades