No. 1,172 in Japanese
慣れ
Familiarity or habituation.
In a sentence
新しい環境に慣れるには時間がかかります。
It takes time to get used to a new environment.
慣れる is used as a verb meaning 'to get used to' or 'acclimate'.
彼女のピアノ演奏にはプロのような慣れが見受けられます。
Her piano playing shows a professional level of ease.
慣れ is used as a noun indicating 'ease' or 'familiarity' in performing an action.
慣れない道具で作業するのは難しいです。
Working with unfamiliar tools is difficult.
慣れない uses the noun 慣れ with a negative form to describe something as 'unfamiliar'.
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