1.
to accustom, to get used to
To make someone or oneself familiar with something.
体を寒さに慣らす。
To accustom one's body to the cold.
目を暗さに慣らす。
To let one's eyes adjust to the darkness.
少しずつ運動をして体を慣らしていく。
I gradually exercise to get my body used to it.
2.
to train, to break in
To prepare something for use through repeated practice.
新しい靴を慣らす。
To break in new shoes.
馬を人に慣らす。
To accustom a horse to people.
新しいグローブを何度も使って手に慣らした。
I broke in the new glove by using it many times.
慣らす is a godan verb meaning "to accustom" or "to train"—to make something or someone familiar with a condition.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 慣れる (intransitive, to get used to)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜を〜に慣らす: to accustom ~ to ~
- 体を寒さに慣らす: to accustom one's body to cold
- 目を暗さに慣らす: to let one's eyes adjust to darkness
- 靴を慣らす: to break in shoes
HOMOPHONES (different kanji):
- 鳴らす: to ring, to sound
- 均らす: to level, to even out
- 馴らす: alternative writing for "to tame"