慣
慣 — Accustomed
accustomed, get used to, become experienced
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiなれる (nareru)
Kun’yomiならす (narasu)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 慣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 習慣 | しゅうかん shuukan | habit; (social) custom; practice |
| 慣行 | かんこう kankou | customary practice; habit; traditional event |
| 慣例 | かんれい kanrei | custom; practice; convention |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう kanshuu | custom; convention; common practice |
| 慣らす | ならす narasu | to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame |
| 慣れ | なれ nare | practice; experience; habituation |
Study notes
慣 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1177 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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