# 習 learn

白 (white) + 羽 (feathers)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes

## Onyomi

SHUU |

## Mnemonic

| If you learn how to use your white Air Jordan SHOES correctly, they'll be like feathers that float you up to the basket.

## Kunyomi

なら*う | learn - but not like 'I learned Bob's last name!' Instead of single facts, 習う means to take lessons in something　－ karate, flower arranging. (BOOBOO: not used with math, science, or religion) ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

練習(れんしゅう) する | practice ★★★★☆ 練 (practice) + 習 (learn) = 練習 (practice) practice , as in guitar, tennis, or jerking off
復習(ふくしゅう) する | review ★★★☆☆ 復 (return or re-do) + 習 (learn) = 復習 (review ) review what you've learned - like vocabulary or even kanji.
習慣(しゅうかん) | custom ★★★☆☆ 習 (learn) + 慣 (adapt) = 習慣 (custom) a custom or practice (of a person or a culture)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
翌 | the next- / the following - | STAND | 立
習 | learn | WHITE | 白

The next person in line STANDS up,

but the WHITE person sits down at a desk to learn.

## Synonyms

learn 勉強 学ぶ 習う 自習
training 練習 訓練 研修