慣習

• 読み: かんしゅう
• ローマ字: kanshuu
• 漢字の分解: 慣 (kan) — accustomed, used to; 習 (shuu) — learn, practice, custom
• 発音: /kaɴ.ɕɯː/

意味

Custom; convention; common practice. A traditional way of behaving or doing things in a society.

A noun referring to long-established practices or customs within a society or group. More formal and traditional than 習慣 (shuukan, habit/custom) — while 習慣 can refer to personal habits, 慣習 always implies a collectively shared social or cultural practice. Common collocations include 社会慣習 (shakai kanshuu, social custom), 慣習に従う (kanshuu ni shitagau, to follow custom), and 慣習法 (kanshuuhou, customary law).

例文

1. その地域には独特の慣習が今でも残っている。
2. 古い慣習を変えるのは簡単なことではない。
3. 国によって結婚に関する慣習は大きく異なる。

使い方ガイド

場面: culture, anthropology, law

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 慣 (kan, accustomed/used to) + 習 (shuu, learn/practice). Literally 'accustomed practice' — a behaviour pattern established through long repetition within a community.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal