1To take lessons in or learn something (a skill, subject, or manner) under the instruction of a teacher.
子どものころ、ピアノを習ったことがあります。
When I was a child, I took piano lessons.
彼女は週に二回、茶道の先生に習っている。
She takes tea-ceremony lessons from a teacher twice a week.
学校で英語を習い始めたのは中学生のときだった。
I started learning English at school when I was a junior high student.
祖母に昔から伝わる料理の作り方を習った。
I learned a traditional recipe passed down from my grandmother.
運転を習うなら、教習所に通うのが一般的だ。
If you want to learn to drive, it's common to attend a driving school.