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慣

accustomed
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingな.れる、な.らす
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. accustomedRtK
  2. get used to
  3. become experienced
  1. to accustom
  2. to train (e.g. one's ear)
  3. to tame
  4. to domesticate
  5. to train (an animal)

Popular Usage

習慣慣れる慣行慣習慣用慣例

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · pierce · mother (母) · breasts · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 674

Compound words

習慣しゅうかん
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention; tradition
慣れるなれる
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at
慣行かんこう
customary practice; habit; traditional event
慣習かんしゅう
custom; convention; common practice; becoming accustomed (to)
慣例かんれい
custom; practice; convention; precedent
慣れなれ
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with
慣らすならす
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
慣用句かんようく
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
不慣れふなれ
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
見慣れるみなれる
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
慣性かんせい
inertia
悪習慣あくしゅうかん
bad habit
慣用語句かんようごく
idiom
慣行取引きかんこうとりひき
usual business practices
飼い慣らすかいならす
to tame (an animal)

Kun Reading Examples

私達は子供を一人で寝ることに慣れさせた。なれる
We accustomed our children to sleeping alone.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は年の割にとても世慣れて見える。
He looks quite sophisticated for his age.tatoeba
彼は都会のペースにまだ慣れきっていない。
He's never quite adjusted to the pace of the city.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
彼は早寝早起きが習慣になっている。
He is in the habit of keeping early hours.tatoeba
慣れるということは恐ろしいことだ。
Getting used to something produces a surprising effect.wiki
また、当時は切り遣いの慣行が見られた。
There was also a custom of cutting them into small pieces and using them as another unit.wiki
清心と十六夜は当代の人気役者が演じるのが慣行となった。
Traditionally, the roles of Seishin and Izayoi have been acted by popular actors of each age.wiki
戦において行われていた慣習。
A practice performed in battle.wiki
落語などでも行われる慣習である。
The above practice is performed in the Rakugo society.wiki
ことわざ・慣用句
Proverbs and common expressionswiki
現代での慣用表現
Present-day Idiomatic Expressionswiki
－ 年中慣例の朝儀
Conventional chogi held annuallywiki
女官時代の慣例で定員は12名とされた。
A koi position was limited to twelve ladies; this was the custom in the period of nyokan.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 慣

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