Quick answer
習 is the kanji for "Learn". Its reading is なら.う (narau). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Learn
Also : Practice · Study · Acquire a skill
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 習 represents 'LEARN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of learn.
On-reading: しゅう — remember this sound by associating it with learn. Kun-reading: なら.う.
Example Sentences
ピアノを習い始めました。
ぴあのをならいはじめました。
I started learning piano.
日本語を習うのが楽しいです。
にほんごをならうのがたのしいです。
Learning Japanese is fun.
Vocabulary using 習
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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