noun, takes する

  1. practice writing with a brush.
  2. study, learning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
手習い てならい
手習
手習 てならい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
learn
シュウ なら.う ジュ (3rd, N4)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)