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習慣, しゅうかん

  • shūkan
JLPT LEVEL 4

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

  • custom
  • habit
  • manners

Examples of 習慣,しゅうかん in a Sentence

その習慣は中国で始まった。
The custom originated in China.
その習慣は後天的で、先天的なものではない。
That habit is acquired, not innate.
われわれはできるだけ早く悪い習慣をやめなければならない。
We must put an end to a bad habit as soon as possible.
お父さんは朝食に新聞を読む習慣がある。
Father is in the habit of reading the paper before breakfast.
一度習慣が身につけば、それはわれわれに対してほとんど強制的な力を持つ。
Once a habit has been acquired, it has almost compulsive power over us.
その習慣はずっと以前にすたれてしまった。
That custom has long been done away with.
彼ら単なる習慣の奴隷だ。
They are mere creatures of habit.
社会の習慣は国によって異なる。
Social customs vary from country to country.
人間は自分の古い習慣をやめるのを困難と思うらしい。
Human beings seem to find it difficult to give up their old habits.
その習慣はアメリカンインディアンによってはじめられた。
That custom originated with the American Indians.

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