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習

learn
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシュウ、ジュ
Kun readingなら.う、なら.い
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. learnRtK
  1. to take lessons in
  2. to be taught
  3. to learn (from a teacher)
  4. to study (under a teacher)
  5. to get training in

Popular Usage

習う練習する習慣復習予習学習自習実習習字演習慣習教習

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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feathers · wings · white (白) · dove

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 616

Compound words

習うならう
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
練習するれんしゅうする
practice
習慣しゅうかん
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention; tradition
復習ふくしゅう
review (of learned material); revision
予習よしゅう
preparation for a lesson
学習がくしゅう
learning; study
自習じしゅう
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
実習じっしゅう
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
習字しゅうじ
penmanship; calligraphy
学習するがくしゅうする
to learn
習得するしゅうとくする
to learn
演習えんしゅう
practice; exercise; drill; military exercise; manoeuvres
慣習かんしゅう
custom; convention; common practice; becoming accustomed (to)
教習きょうしゅう
training; instruction
講習こうしゅう
short course; training
習性しゅうせい
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait; nature
常習じょうしゅう
custom; common practice; habit
風習ふうしゅう
custom
練習れんしゅう
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
習得しゅうとく
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
見習うみならう
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to pattern oneself on; to learn (by observation)
見習いみならい
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee
学習指導要領がくしゅうしどうようりょう
government course (curriculum) guidelines
悪習あくしゅう
bad habit

Additional Examples

毎週、月火はピアノ、水金はダンスを習ってるの。
Every week I study piano on Monday and Tuesday, and dancing on Wednesday and Friday.tatoeba
彼は日本語を習得するという目的でここに滞在している。
He is staying here with a view to learning Japanese.tatoeba
彼は息子に悪習を直させようと努めた。
He tried to wean his son from his bad habit.tatoeba
彼は早寝早起きを習慣にしている。
He makes it a habit to keep good hours.tatoeba
8歳で東寺に入って真言密教を習う。
He entered To-ji Temple at the age of eight and studied the Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.wiki
1849年 鳥取藩士・河田左久馬に武芸を習う。
1849: He learned military art from Sakuma KAMATA, a feudal retainer of Tottori Domain.wiki
平安時代の貴族の習慣である。
It is a custom of nobility in Heian period.wiki
1月7日に食べる習慣がある。
It is customarily eaten on January 7.wiki
甘茶で習字をすれば上達すると言われる。
Amacha is believed to help people improve their calligraphy skills.wiki
小学校4年生以上に毛筆習字の正科が復活。
Brush-using calligraphy was restored as a formal learning course in the fourth and higher grades of elementary schools.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 習

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step