慣
accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
- な.れる
- な.らす
Meaning
慣 centers on becoming familiar through repeated exposure: getting used to something, becoming accustomed, or gaining experience so that it feels natural.
Most common words using 慣
20 of 87- 慣れなれN1
practice; experience; habituation
- 慣れるなれるN4
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
- 習慣しゅうかんN4
habit
- 慣習かんしゅうN1
custom; convention; common practice
- 慣例かんれいN1
custom; practice; convention; precedent
- 不慣れふなれN1
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
- 慣らしならし
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
- 慣性かんせい
inertia
- 慣行かんこうN1
customary practice; habit; traditional event
- 慣用かんようN1
customary use; common usage; general usage
- 慣れっこなれっこ
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
- 慣らすならすN1
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear)
- 耳慣れるみみなれる
to become familiar (to one's ears)
- 見慣れるみなれるN2
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
- 慣用句かんようくN1
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
- 住み慣れるすみなれる
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
- 慣れ親しむなれしたしむ
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
- 商慣習しょうかんしゅう
commercial practice
- 慣習法かんしゅうほう
common law
- 使い慣れるつかいなれる
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
Study
Etymology
慣 combines 忄 (heart/mind) with 貫, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of passing through or becoming familiar. The character suggests the mind growing accustomed through repeated passage.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart radical 忄 beside 貫 (pierce/penetrate) suggests an idea piercing the heart repeatedly until it becomes familiar. Imagine a habit piercing through your mind until you are completely used to it.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, picture a can of your favorite drink that you open every day until it becomes a familiar routine: can -> カン, and the habit becomes second nature.