learn

(white) + (feathers)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes

Onyomi

SHUU

Mnemonic

If you learn how to use your white Air Jordan SHOES correctly, they'll be like feathers that float you up to the basket.

Kunyomi

なら*う learn - but not like 'I learned Bob's last name!' Instead of single facts, 習う means to take lessons in something - karate, flower arranging. (BOOBOO: not used with math, science, or religion)
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

練習(れんしゅう) する

practice ★★★★☆
(practice) + (learn) = 練習 (practice)

practice , as in guitar, tennis, or jerking off

復習(ふくしゅう) する

review ★★★☆☆
(return or re-do) + (learn) = 復習 (review )

review what you've learned - like vocabulary or even kanji.

習慣(しゅうかん)

custom ★★★☆☆
(learn) + (adapt) = 習慣 (custom)

a custom or practice (of a person or a culture)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
the next- / the following - STAND
learn WHITE

The next person in line STANDS up,

but the WHITE person sits down at a desk to learn.

Synonyms

learn
勉強    学ぶ    習う    自習   
training
練習    訓練    研修