因習

いんしゅう

Also written 因襲

Meanings

1. Noun convention; tired tradition; old custom (negative nuance)

Kanji

• 因 cause. Read as イン.
• 習 learn. Read as シュウ.

Example sentences

• 科学の進歩は因襲によってしばしば阻害された。
  Progress in science was often barred by convention.

Words containing 因習

• 因習道徳 (いんしゅうどうとく) conventional morality
• 因習的 (いんしゅうてき) conventional

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