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Kotomora

慣

accustomed, get used to, become experienced

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

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

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  • 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

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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.