因習

いんしゅう
noun
old custom; convention; tradition
1. old custom; long-standing convention; entrenched practice
A custom or practice handed down from the past, usually carrying a negative nuance of something outdated that hinders progress. Often the target of criticism or reform.
古(ふる)い因習(いんしゅう)を捨(す)てる。
To cast off old conventions.
この村(むら)には今(いま)も因習(いんしゅう)が残(のこ)っている。
Old customs still linger in this village.
時代(じだい)に合(あ)わない因習(いんしゅう)を打(う)ち破(やぶ)る必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to break with conventions that no longer fit the times.

Usually negative: an outdated practice that ought to be reformed. Also written 因襲(いんしゅう).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 古(ふる)い因習(いんしゅう): old conventions
  • 因習(いんしゅう)を打(う)ち破(やぶ)る: to break with convention
  • 因習(いんしゅう)にとらわれる: to be bound by tradition

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 習慣(しゅうかん): habit, custom — neutral, everyday.
  • 伝統(でんとう): tradition — usually positive, something to value.
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