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Kanji Detail for 慣 - "to accustom, habit, skilled"

慣

  • Meaning

    慣 means "to accustom, habit, skilled."

    1. Accustom - To become used to; to familiarize.

    2. Habit - A regular practice; a custom.

    3. Skilled - Experienced through practice; proficient.

  • Words using 慣

    • 習慣 しゅうかん Listen habit; (social) custom; practice
    • 慣行 かんこう Listen customary practice; habit; traditional event
    • 慣例 かんれい Listen custom; practice; convention
    • 慣習 かんしゅう Listen custom; convention; common practice
    • 慣らす ならす Listen to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame
    • 慣れる なれる Listen to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
    • 慣用句 かんようく Listen idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase

  • Four-character idioms with 慣

    • 風俗習慣 ふうぞくしゅうかん Listen manners and customs; customs and habits

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    • Verified meaning: to accustom, habit, skilled
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくえ, なれる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 慣

    Given names 慣(なれる)Listen

    Surnames 慣(いくえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    accustomed; get used to; become experienced

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    habit, custom; habitually, usually

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    habit, custom; habitual, usual

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Accustomed. Such as 習慣.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    na.rasu(な-らす) な-らす

    nare.ru(な-れる) な-れる

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to accustom habit skilled practice behavior convention experienced expert familiarity familiarize manner master norm pattern proficient regular routine second nature tradition usage usual custom

Sentences including 慣

  • He is the only one that doesn't observe the custom.

  • He was in the habit of taking a walk after supper.

  • They have the same habits.

  • He is used to eating in a rush.

  • I'm not accustomed to getting up early.

  • That custom has little currency in japan.

  • You'll soon get accustomed to this cold weather.

  • Smoking is a bad habit.

  • He was soon acclimated to his new job.

  • Tom is accustomed to calling up girls on the telephone.

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