1.
habit, custom, practice
A regular tendency or practice that is hard to give up.
習慣 means habit (personal) or custom (cultural). It refers to regular patterns of behavior.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ~する習慣がある: to have a habit of ~
- 習慣になる: to become a habit
- 習慣を身につける: to develop a habit
- 習慣を変える: to change habits
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 生活習慣: lifestyle habits
- 食習慣: eating habits
- 悪い習慣: bad habits
- 習慣病: lifestyle disease
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 癖: habit (often negative connotation)
- 慣習: custom, convention (more formal)
- 風習: custom, practice (cultural)