ならわし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
習わし
慣わし

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 習わす (narawasu, to teach).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らわし [nàráwáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɾa̠β̞a̠ɕi]

Noun

ならわし • (narawashi

  1. practice (a customary action, habit, or behavior)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN