Illustration: At breakfast in a Japanese apartment, an older woman reaches without looking for the teapot in its usual place while opening the veranda door with her other hand. Her cushion has a permanent hollow, and the cup rests inside a well-worn ring on its wooden coaster.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

習しゅう慣かん

shuukan

habit

It can also mean a social custom. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

早起はやおきは彼かれの習慣しゅうかんだった。
It was his habit to rise early.
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彼かれはたばこを吸すう習慣しゅうかんをやめた。
He got out of the habit of smoking.
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彼かれらは同おなじ習慣しゅうかんをもつ。
They have the same habits.
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Kanji in 習慣

習learnOnシュウ・ジュKunならう・ならい
慣accustomed; get used toOnカンKunなれる・ならす

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