悪習

See also: 惡習 and 恶习

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪	習
あく Grade: 3	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
惡習 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あくしゅう [àkúshúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [a̠kɯ̟̊ɕɨː]

Noun

悪(あく)習(しゅう) • (akushū) ^{←あくしふ (akusifu)^?}

vice; bad custom; bad habit
長(ちょう)時(じ)間(かん)労(ろう)働(どう)は日(に)本(ほん)の悪(あく)習(しゅう)の一(ひと)つだ。
Chōjikan rōdō wa nihon no akushū no hitotsu da.
Long-time labor is one of bad customs of Japan.

Synonyms

陋習(ろうしゅう) (rōshū)
弊風(へいふう) (heifū)

Antonyms

良習(りょうしゅう) (ryōshū, “good habit”)
美(び)風(ふう) (bifū, “good custom”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN