慣 – accustomed, get used to, become experienced

14 strokesTaught in grade 5#1177 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 慣 means accustomed, get used to, become experienced. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is な.れる、な.らす (nareru, narasu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
Kun’yomi	な.れる	nareru
Kun’yomi	な.らす	narasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 貝・目・ハ・母・忙・毋.

Words using 慣

習慣しゅうかんhabit慣れるなれるto get used to慣行かんこうcustomary practice慣らすならすto accustom見慣れるみなれるto get used to seeing慣れなれpractice慣習かんしゅうcustom慣例かんれいcustom

Example sentences

彼はたばこを吸う習慣をやめた。

He got out of the habit of smoking.

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その習慣は中国で始まった。

The custom originated in China.

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その慣行は廃止すべきだ。

The practice should be done away with.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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