JLPT N4 · Noun

習慣 (shuukan)

習慣 (しゅうかん, shuukan) is a Japanese noun meaning “habit”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅうかん
Romaji: shuukan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

habit · noun
(social) custom; practice; convention; tradition · noun

Example sentences

彼はたばこを吸う習慣をやめた。

He got out of the habit of smoking.

Tatoeba #112008

その習慣は中国で始まった。

The custom originated in China.

Tatoeba #209444

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 習慣

learnシュウ・ジュ・なら.う・なら.い · 11 strokes

accustomed, get used to, become experiencedカン・な.れる・な.らす · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 習慣.

習うならうto take lessons in練習れんしゅうpractice予習よしゅうpreparation for a lesson復習ふくしゅうreview (of learned material)学習がくしゅうlearning自習じしゅうself-study実習じっしゅうpractice (in the field)習字しゅうじpenmanship講習こうしゅうshort course慣習かんしゅうcustom教習きょうしゅうtraining風習ふうしゅうcustom見習うみならうto follow (someone's) example慣れるなれるto get used to

Source: JMdict entry 1333090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.