慣かん習しゅう

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慣習する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	慣かん習しゅうする	慣かん習しゅうしない
Polite	慣かん習しゅうします	慣かん習しゅうしません
Past polite	慣かん習しゅうしました	慣かん習しゅうしませんでした
Past	慣かん習しゅうした	慣かん習しゅうしなかった
Te-form	慣かん習しゅうして	慣かん習しゅうしないで
Desire	慣かん習しゅうしたい	慣かん習しゅうしたくない
Potential	慣かん習しゅうできる	慣かん習しゅうできない
Passive	慣かん習しゅうされる	慣かん習しゅうされない
Causative	慣かん習しゅうさせる	慣かん習しゅうさせない
Causative passive	慣かん習しゅうさせられる	慣かん習しゅうさせられない
Volitional	慣かん習しゅうしよう
Polite volitional	慣かん習しゅうしましょう
Imperative	慣かん習しゅうしろ	慣かん習しゅうするな
Conditional	慣かん習しゅうすれば	慣かん習しゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	慣かん習しゅうしたら	慣かん習しゅうしなかったら

Meanings

noun

custom; convention; common practice

Refers to established social customs, conventions, or habitual practices shared by a group or society.

その村むらには古ふるくからの慣かん習しゅうが残のこっている。
Old customs remain in that village.
国こく際さい的てきな慣かん習しゅうに従したがって手て続つづきを進すすめる。
We will proceed according to international conventions.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

becoming accustomed (to)

archaic

Archaic use as a noun or suru-verb meaning the process of getting used to something. Modern Japanese prefers 慣れる or 慣らす.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「慣かん習しゅうする」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In old texts, the expression 慣習する can be found.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が慣かん習しゅうになるfor something to become a custom/convention
正しょう月がつに初はつ詣もうでに行いくことが慣かん習しゅうになっている。
Going to a shrine for the New Year has become a customary practice.
慣かん習しゅうを守まもるto observe/keep a custom
その村むらでは今いまも古ふるい慣かん習しゅうを守まもっている。
That village still observes an old custom today.
慣かん習しゅうを破やぶるto break with a custom/convention
彼かの女じょは結けっ婚こんに関かんする慣かん習しゅうを破やぶって一人ひとりで暮くらすことを選えらんだ。
She broke with convention regarding marriage and chose to live alone.

Expressions

慣かん習しゅうに従したがうfollow custom; conform to convention; toe the line

Kanji

慣accustomed, get used to, become experienced
習learn

Related words· 8

習しゅう慣かんN4sense 1
習慣 refers to a personal habit or routine an individual follows, while 慣習 refers to a custom shared by a whole society or group.
慣かん例れいN1sense 1
慣例 refers to an established precedent or practice within an organization or formal setting, while 慣習 is broader and applies to social customs in general.
風ふう習しゅうN1sense 1
風習 highlights traditional or folk customs tied to a particular region or era, while 慣習 is a more neutral, general term for accepted social practices.
伝でん統とうN3sense 1
伝統 stresses customs passed down through generations as valued heritage, while 慣習 simply describes practices that are commonly done without implying historical depth.

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不ふ文ぶん律りつ
慣習 refers broadly to an established custom or practice, whereas 不文律 emphasizes an implicit rule that people are expected to obey.
習ならい
慣習 refers specifically to established social customs or conventions, whereas 習い is broader and can describe any natural or expected pattern, personal or universal.
しきたりN1
慣習 is a formal, sociological term for customary practice, whereas しきたり feels more concrete and is used for the specific rules of a family, workplace, or community.
慣かん行こうN1
慣習 refers to a customary practice shared by a society or culture, while 慣行 more narrowly denotes a procedure followed within a specific organization or field.

Don't confuse with

習しゅう慣かんN4
慣習 and 習慣 share the same two kanji in reversed order, so learners often mix up which one means 'personal habit' (習慣) versus 'social convention' (慣習).

Word family

商しょう慣かん習しゅう
commercial practice; business custom
慣かん習しゅう法ほう
common law · customary international law
慣かん習しゅう的てき
customary; conventional; traditional; usual
慣かん習しゅう国こく際さい法ほう
customary international law

Etymology

Compound of 慣 (kan, 'accustomed') and 習 (shū, 'learn/practice'), reflecting the idea of learned, habitual social behavior. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.