JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 習: "learn"
The kanji 習 means "learn". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シュウ, ジュ in on'yomi and なら.う, なら.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウジュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なら.うなら.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | learn |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 706 of 2,501 |
Common words with 習
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 練習practice; training; drill; (an) exercise
- 習うto take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher)
- 習慣habit · (social) custom; practice; convention; tradition
- 見習うto follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to pattern oneself on · to learn (by observation)
- 学習learning; study
- 習得learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
- 見習いapprenticeship; probation; learning by observation · apprentice; trainee; probationer
- 風習custom
- 習性habit · behavior; behaviour; trait; nature
- 演習practice; exercise; drill · military exercise; manoeuvres; maneuvers; drill
- 補習supplementary lessons
- 復習review (of learned material); revision
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