慣 行(かんこう)

かんこう

noun

customary practice, convention

1. customary practice, convention, established custom

A practice that has become standard through tradition or habit.

長年(ながねん)の慣行(かんこう)に従(したが)う。

To follow long-established customs.

商(しょう)慣行(かんこう)は国(くに)によって異(こと)なる。

Business practices differ by country.

その慣行(かんこう)は時代(じだい)遅(おく)れだ。

That practice is outdated.

Often used in formal or business contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

商(しょう)慣行(かんこう) (business practice/custom)
慣行(かんこう)に従(したが)う (to follow customary practice)
慣行(かんこう)を改(あらた)める (to reform a practice)
労働(ろうどう)慣行(かんこう) (labor practices)

HOMOPHONES (all かんこう):

観光(かんこう) - sightseeing, tourism
刊行(かんこう) - publication
敢行(かんこう) - carrying out (decisively)
慣行(かんこう) - customary practice

SIMILAR WORDS:

習慣(しゅうかん) (habit, custom - personal or social)
慣例(かんれい) (precedent, convention)
慣行(かんこう) (established practice - often institutional)

Related Words

Contrast: 観光(かんこう) (sightseeing (homophone))

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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.5.28 0:57

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