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[ふう()·しゅう()]
fuushuu
noun

English Meaning(s) for 風習

noun
  1. custom

Definition and Synonyms for 風習

Custom accepted or habitual practice
Synonyms: しきたり, 俗習, 古例, 因習, 定例, 常例, 常習, 恒例, 慣らし, 慣らす, 慣例, 慣習, 慣行, 旧例, 習い, 習う, 習わし, 習わす, 習俗, 習慣, 風俗, 風儀, 風習
Conventionalism orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Synonyms: しきたり, コンベンション, 伝統, 俗習, 古格, 因習, 在来, 常套, 御定まり, 御諚, 恒例, 慣例, 慣習, 慣行, 旧套, 旧習, 習俗, 習慣, 風習
Custom a specific practice of long standing
Synonyms: ふり, しきたり, トラディション, 因習, 定例, 常例, , , , , 惰性, 慣らし, 慣らす, 慣例, 慣習, 慣行, 旧例, 旧習, 流儀, 習わし, 習わす, 習俗, 習慣, 遺風, , , 風俗, 風儀, 風習
Habit an established custom
Synonyms: しゃくる, 俗習, 古例, 因習, 恒例, 慣例, 慣習, 慣行, 決まり, 決まる, 習い, 習う, 習わし, 習わす, 習慣, 風習
Tradition an inherited pattern of thought or action
Synonyms: しきたり, トラディション, 伝統, 古例, 因習, 定例, 慣例, 慣習, 慣行, 旧習, 習俗, 習慣, 言い習わし, 言い習わす, 遺風, 風習

Meanings for each kanji in 風習

» wind; air; style; manner
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Categories 風習 is a member of

Practice a customary way of operation or behavior
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Orthodoxy the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
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Practice knowledge of how something is usually done
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Custom a specific practice of long standing
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Mental Object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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Survival something that survives
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Sample Sentences for 風習

No one knows when such a custom came into existence.
Many foreign customs were introduced into Japan after the war.
That custom is on the decrease.
She had the wisdom to follow the custom.
In Paris and elsewhere, in the summer, husbands send their wives and children somewhere to escape the heat and they customarily leave to visit them on Saturday evening until Sunday.

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