習慣
しゅうかん · shuukan (also spelled shukan)
Habit
- (social) custom, practice, convention
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Example sentences
父は食卓で新聞を読むのが習慣だ。
ちちはしょくたくでしんぶんをよむのがしゅうかんだ。
My father has a habit of reading the newspaper at the table.
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このチャンネルでニュースを見るのが習慣だ。
このちゃんねるでにゅーすをみるのがしゅうかんだ。
It's my habit to watch the news on this channel.
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年賀状で新しい年の挨拶を送るのは、もう古い習慣かもしれない。
ねんがじょうであたらしいとしのあいさつをおくるのは、もうふるいしゅうかんかもしれない。
Sending New Year's greetings by nengajo might be an outdated custom now.
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映画館でポップコーンを食べるのが習慣だ。
えいがかんでぽっぷこーんをたべるのがしゅうかんだ。
Eating popcorn at the movie theater is a habit.
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What does 習慣 mean?
Habit. It can also mean: (social) custom, practice, convention.
How do you pronounce 習慣?
しゅうかん (shuukan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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