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陋習 (ろうしゅう, roushuu) Japanese meaning: bad habit | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 陋 narrowness, meanness, humbleness Related words 悪あく 習しゅう 悪習 is a more common and general word for 'bad habit' or 'vice', while 陋習 is more formal and emphasizes a long-standing, institutionalized evil custom.
弊へい 習しゅう 弊習 also means 'evil custom' or 'abuse', but is slightly less formal than 陋習 and often used in contexts of organizational or social reform.
Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived elements 陋 (lowly, vulgar, base) and 習 (habit, custom). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in formal Japanese writing to denote a base or vulgar custom.
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