The kanji 習 primarily conveys the idea of "to learn," "to practice," "to get used to," or "to accustom oneself to" something. It implies a process of acquiring knowledge or skill through repeated action and experience. It suggests the active pursuit of learning and the gradual development of proficiency.

・On-yomi (音読み): シュウ (shū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): なら(う) (narau)

⚫︎ 勉強を習う (benkyō o narau) Translation: To learn (study) ⚫︎ 練習 (renshū) Translation: Practice ⚫︎ 習慣 (shūkan) Translation: Habit

The kanji 習 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a part of the character that means "feather" or "wings" and is also related to "frequent" or "repeated". The right side is "白" (meaning "white" or "bright"). Together, they suggest repeatedly flapping wings to learn how to fly, thus implying "to learn" or "to practice." The character evolved over time.