No. 440 in Japanese
なれ
Familiarity; habituation; experience.
In a sentence
慣れは重要です。
Familiarity is important.
慣れ (なれ - natively rendered 'nare') refers to the noun form expressing familiarity or habituation.
彼女はピアノの弾き方になれています。
She is accustomed to playing the piano.
なれ (なれ - natively rendered 'nare') is part of the verb なれる, which means 'to become used to' or 'to get accustomed to'.
長年のなれで、ここが第二の故郷のように感じます。
Due to years of familiarity, this place feels like a second home.
なれ (なれ - natively rendered 'nare') in this context conveys the idea of long-term adaptation or habituation to a place.
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