習う (narau) Japanese meaning: learn from a teacher | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000習う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 習う | 習わない |
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| Polite | 習います | 習いません |
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| Past polite | 習いました | 習いませんでした |
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| Past | 習った | 習わなかった |
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| Te-form | 習って | 習わないで |
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| Desire | 習いたい | 習いたくない |
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| Potential | 習える | 習えない |
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| Passive | 習われる | 習われない |
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| Causative | 習わせる | 習わせない |
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| Causative passive | 習わせられるalso 習わされる | 習わせられないalso 習わされない |
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| Volitional | 習おう | |
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| Polite volitional | 習いましょう | |
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| Imperative | 習え | 習うな |
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| Conditional | 習えば | 習わなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 習ったら | 習わなかったら |
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I take piano lessons once a week.
He learned French in high school.
Usage patterns
〈人〉に〈事〉を習うto learn something from someone
I'm taking piano lessons from Mr. Tanaka.
〈事〉を習いに行くto go take lessons in something
I go take dance lessons on the weekends.
学校で〈事〉を習うto be taught something at school
I learned calligraphy in elementary school.
Expressions· 7
世の習いthe way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances of life 浮世の習いthe way of the world; the inescapable circumstances of life; just the way things are 六十の手習いbeginning to learn when old; it's never too late to learn
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習うより慣れろpractice makes perfect; experience is the best teacher; you learn best by doing
follow someone's example; imitate; model oneself on · learn by watching; pick up through observation
calligraphy practice; brush writing practice · study; learning
ingrained habit; second nature
