修身斉家治国平天下

しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか

those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

身を修める

みをおさめる

to order one's life

身

み

body

共修

きょうしゅう

studying together (esp. of males and females), coeducation

改修

かいしゅう

repair, improvement

修繕

しゅうぜん

repair, mending

修理

しゅうり しゅり すり

repairing, mending, servicing

修造

しゅうぞう しゅぞう

repairing

刪修

さんしゅう

revision, reform

逆修

ぎゃくしゅ

an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person

兼修

けんしゅう

studying two lines together (as a major and a minor)

修補

しゅうほ

repairing

研修

けんしゅう

training (esp. in-service), induction course

修祓

しゅばつ しゅうばつ しゅうふつ

purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)

補修

ほしゅう

maintenance, mending, repair

修熟

しゅうじゅく おさむじゅく

developing skill

新修

しんしゅう しんおさむ

a new edition

修法

しゅほう ずほう すほう

prayer and austerities

修営

しゅうえい

building work