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Kanji Detail for 習 - "to learn, to practice, custom"

習

  • Meaning

    習 means "to learn, to practice, custom."

    1. Learn - To study; to acquire knowledge.

    2. Practice - To repeat for improvement.

    3. Custom - A habitual practice.

  • Words using 習

    • 練習 れんしゅう Listen practice; training; drill
    • 学習 がくしゅう Listen learning; study
    • 演習 えんしゅう Listen practice; exercise; drill
    • 習慣 しゅうかん Listen habit; (social) custom; practice
    • 講習 こうしゅう Listen short course; training
    • 実習 じっしゅう Listen practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise
    • 学習指導要領 がくしゅうしどうようりょう Listen government course (curriculum) guidelines
    • 慣習 かんしゅう Listen custom; convention; common practice

  • Four-character idioms with 習

    • 自学自習 じがくじしゅう Listen teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study
    • 風俗習慣 ふうぞくしゅうかん Listen manners and customs; customs and habits

  • Tattoo check: 習

    • Verified meaning: to learn, to practice, custom
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read シー, しゅう)

    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 習

    Surnames 習(シー)Listen 習(しゅう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    learn

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    practice; flapping wings

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Xi

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to study, to practice; habit

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

    To learn. Having already learned and then reviewing thoroughly is called 習. Such as 講習 (lecture and practice), 學習 (study). | Being skilled at something is called 習. Such as saying 習見 (commonly seen), 習聞 (commonly heard), 明習法令 (well-versed in laws and regulations), and such. | 習慣 (habit). All that is transferred by habit and cannot break free is also called 習. Such as 積習 (ingrained habit), 習染 (habitually influenced).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ju(ジュ) ジュ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nara.i(なら-い) なら-い

    nara.u(なら-う) なら-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    羽 (hane)

  • Related Keywords

    to learn to practice custom acquire habitual master study imitate apprenticeship comprehend discipline educate education emulation examine instruction knowledge memorize rehearse repeat research scholarship school train

Sentences including 習

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

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

  • When do you practice the piano?

  • They have the same habits.

  • She has been studying english since the age of ten.

  • I've studied english for five years.

  • He used every chance to practice english.

  • That custom has little currency in japan.

  • Smoking is a bad habit.

  • I have a habit of getting up early.

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