習 — how to write the kanji for “learn”
習 (“learn”) is a JLPT N4 kanji taught in third grade in Japan. KANJIDIC2 gives it 2 on readings and 2 kun readings, so the word decides how you say it. Its parts sit stacked: 羽 (“feathers”, its radical), strokes 1–6; 白 (“white”), strokes 7–11, each finished before the next. Its common words take the reading shuu: 練習 (“practice”), 学習 (“learning”), 演習 (“practice”) and 習慣 (“habit”). Mainland Chinese writes it 习 (xí, “to practice”), an HSK 1 character.
- Strokes
- 11
- JLPT
- N4
- Radical
- 羽 (“feathers”)
- On
- シュウ, ジュ
- Kun
- なら·い, なら·う
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- Horizontal-turn-hook ㇆top leftrightwards → downwards
- Dot ㇔top leftdown and right
- Rising stroke ㇀leftup and right
- Horizontal-turn-hook ㇆toprightwards → downwards
- Dot ㇔topdown and right
- Rising stroke ㇀centerrightwards → up and right
- Dot ㇔centerdown and left
- Vertical ㇑leftdownwards
- Horizontal-turn ㇕leftrightwards → downwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (11 strokes in Japanese, 11 strokes in Chinese).
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- シュウ shuu, ジュ ju (rare)
- Kun (native)
- なら·い nara-i, なら·う nara-u (rare)
- Meanings
- learn
- Read shuu
- 練習 学習 演習 習慣 講習 実習
- School year
- third grade
- Newspaper rank
- 706th of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 습 seup
- Common words
- 20 in JMdict
Words with 習
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 練習 | れんしゅう renshuu | practice; training |
| 学習 | がくしゅう gakushuu | learning; study |
| 演習 | えんしゅう enshuu | practice; exercise |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん shuukan | habit; (social) custom |
| 講習 | こうしゅう koushuu | short course; training |
| 実習 | じっしゅう jisshuu | practice; training |
| 学習指導要領 | がくしゅうしどうようりょう gakushuushidouyouryou | government course (curriculum) guidelines |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう kanshuu | custom; convention |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | training; instruction |
| 習得 | しゅうとく shuutoku | learning; acquisition |
Most common first (JMdict).
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Same parts:
JLPT N4, in list order: