also: しんせき
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
being deeply influenced through close association
Formal literary term for absorbing a person's character, learning, or virtue by spending time in their presence, akin to being 'roasted' by their influence. Rare in modern everyday speech; found in classical or elevated writing.
彼は師に親炙し、その学問を深めた。
He was deeply influenced by his teacher through close association, and deepened his scholarship.
古典に親炙することで、古人の知恵に触れることができる。
By immersing oneself in the classics, one can come into contact with the wisdom of the ancients.