慣れる

なれる · nareru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan

to grow accustomed to

👟 nareru: after enough use it feels NAtural, like a broken-in shoe

慣 = heart 忄 + 貫 (to pierce, run through): something has run through your heart so many times it no longer surprises you. Same kanji as 習慣 (shuukan, habit). Sound hook: NAreru starts like NAtural, which is how a thing feels once you are used to it.

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