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JLPT N5 Beginner

習う

To learn a skill from someone or take lessons

Readings

Other forms

習います polite form
習わない plain negative
習った plain past
習って te-form
習いたい want to learn
Godan Verb, Transitive Verb

To learn (from someone)" / "To take lessons

Describes the process of acquiring a skill or art through direct instruction and repeated practice under a teacher.

Example

毎週 土曜日 に ピアノ を 習って います 。

I take piano lessons every Saturday.

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習う
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To learn a skill from someone or take lessons
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この言葉を覚えましょう。

Let's memorize this word.

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