学ぶ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 学ぶ, read まなぶ, means to learn through study or experience.
• Basic usage: It covers both studying history in a course and learning a lesson from failure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Focus compared with 習う
  • 習う focuses on learning through someone’s instruction. 学ぶ also broadly covers gaining understanding from one’s own experience.