Meaning
Accustomed to something; to get used to; to become habituated or familiar. Often used in words about training, experience, and adaptation.
- 慣行 — customary practice
- 慣習 — custom / tradition
- 習慣 — habit
- 慣性 — inertia
- 慣用 — conventional / customary use
- 慣れる — to get used to
- 慣らす — to accustom / to tame
慣 is a phono-semantic compound. The 心 (heart/mind) radical reflects feelings and mental states, while the phonetic component 貫 (pass through) contributes both meaning and sound. Together, they represent becoming mentally familiar or emotionally adjusted to something.
新しい 生活に 慣れるまで時間がかかる。
It takes time to get used to a new lifestyle.
犬を 人に 慣らすのは 大事です。
It’s important to get the dog used to people.
カン (kan) is the on-yomi, seen in compound words like 慣行 and 慣習. The kun-yomi なれる (to get used to) and ならす (to accustom) are used in daily language and are closely linked with experience and adaptation.