ChiramiN4 kanji · 11 strokes
習 means learn
羽 wings · 白 white
習Real origin
A young bird beating its wings (羽) again and again: to learn by practice.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- learn
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ならう narau
ならう (narau) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: ならい narai
From Chinese (onyomi) シュウ shuu
シュウ (shuu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ジュ ju
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Common word
習う ならう · narau
to take lessons in, to be taught
Built from
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冫 Used in 35 kanji
See all 4 at N5 and N4白 Used in 29 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 習 mean?
Right: 習 means learn.Not quite: 習 means learn.In 習う, which reading does 習 use?
Right. 習う is read ならう (narau): 習 takes なら, its Japanese reading, with う after it.Not quite. 習う is read ならう (narau): 習 takes なら, its Japanese reading, with う after it.