慣習

See also: 惯习

Chinese

Etymology 1

		accustomed to; used to	to practise; to study; habit
trad. (慣習)		慣	習
simp. (惯习)		惯	习
anagram		習慣／习惯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guànxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan³ zaap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guànxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guànsí
    • Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-hsi²
    • Yale: gwàn-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guannshyi
    • Palladius: гуаньси (guanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaan³ zaap⁶
    • Yale: gwaan jaahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan³ dzaap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guan³ zab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːn³³ t͡saːp̚²/

Noun

慣習

1. custom; convention; habit

Synonyms

• 習慣／习惯 (xíguàn)

Etymology 2

		accustomed to; used to	to practise; to study; habit
trad. (慣習)		慣	習
simp. (惯习)		惯	习
anagram		習慣／习惯

Influenced by Mandarin 習慣 / 习惯 (xíguàn), where Mandarin 習 / 习 (xí) sounds similar to Hokkien 勢 / 势 (sì).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koàn-sì / koàiⁿ-sì / kùiⁿ-sì

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-sì
    • Tâi-lô: kuàn-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koarnsix
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /kuan²¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kuan²¹⁻⁴² si²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàiⁿ-sì
    • Tâi-lô: kuàinn-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvoaesix
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kuãi¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kinmen): /kuãi¹²⁻⁵³ si¹²/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kuãi²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùiⁿ-sì
    • Tâi-lô: kuìnn-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvuiesix
    • Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kuĩ²¹⁻⁴² si²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/

Verb

慣習

1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 慣勢 / 惯势 (“to be accustomed to; to be in the habit of”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慣	習
かん Grade: 5	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɕɨː]
• (Tokyo) かんしゅう [kàńshúú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

慣(かん)習(しゅう) • (kanshū) 

1. common practice, usual custom
   • 2025 March 13, 北神圭朗, quotee, “第217回国会　衆議院　憲法審査会　第1号　令和7年3月13日”, in 国会会議録検索システム‎^[1], 国立国会図書館:

     実際、地元選出の国会議員が被災地の地理や住民の文化、慣習をよく理解しているはずです。

     Jissai, jimoto senshutsu no Kokkai giin ga hisai-chi no chiri ya jūmin no bunka, kanshū o yoku rikai shite iru hazu desu.

     In reality, locally elected Diet members should have a good understanding of the geography, culture, and customs of the disaster-stricken areas.

2. becoming accustomed to

Verb

慣(かん)習(しゅう)する • (kanshū suru) suru (stem 慣(かん)習(しゅう)し (kanshū shi), past 慣(かん)習(しゅう)した (kanshū shita))

1. to become accustomed to

Conjugation

Conjugation of "慣習する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	慣習し	かんしゅうし	kanshū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	慣習し	かんしゅうし	kanshū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	慣習する	かんしゅうする	kanshū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	慣習する	かんしゅうする	kanshū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	慣習すれ	かんしゅうすれ	kanshū sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	慣習せよ¹ 慣習しろ²	かんしゅうせよ¹ かんしゅうしろ²	kanshū seyo¹ kanshū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	慣習される	かんしゅうされる	kanshū sareru
Causative	慣習させる 慣習さす	かんしゅうさせる かんしゅうさす	kanshū saseru kanshū sasu
Potential	慣習できる	かんしゅうできる	kanshū dekiru
Volitional	慣習しよう	かんしゅうしよう	kanshū shiyō
Negative	慣習しない	かんしゅうしない	kanshū shinai
Negative continuative	慣習せず	かんしゅうせず	kanshū sezu
Formal	慣習します	かんしゅうします	kanshū shimasu
Perfective	慣習した	かんしゅうした	kanshū shita
Conjunctive	慣習して	かんしゅうして	kanshū shite
Hypothetical conditional	慣習すれば	かんしゅうすれば	kanshū sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “慣習”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
慣	習

Noun

慣習 • (gwanseup) (hangeul 관습)

1. hanja form^? of 관습