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因習

因襲

Reading

Kana: いんしゅう
Romaji: inshū
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

convention; tradition; long-established custom

Kanji

因
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
習
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
襲
Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね
Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

Example Sentence

私(わたし)はただ因習(いんしゅう)に従(したが)ったまでだ。
➥I just followed convention.
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