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弊習 (へいしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弊へい習しゅう

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しゅ

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Meanings

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noun

corrupt practices; bad habit

Refers to entrenched bad customs or corrupt practices, often in an organizational or societal context. Somewhat formal and literary.

政せい治じの弊へい習しゅうを正ただす必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to correct the corrupt practices in politics.
古ふるい弊へい習しゅうが改かい革かくの妨さまたげになっている。
Old bad habits are hindering reform.

Kanji

弊abuse, evil, vice
習learn

Similar words

悪あく習しゅう
悪習 is a more common word for 'bad habit' or 'evil custom', while 弊習 is more formal and often implies systemic corruption or abuse.
弊へい害がい
弊害 means 'harmful effect' or 'evil influence', focusing on the negative consequences rather than the practice itself.

Etymology

Compound of 弊 (へい, 'evil, harmful') and 習 (しゅう, 'custom, practice'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with entrenched bad customs.