To Learn, To Take Lessons In
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means learn so the vocab verb version means to learn or to take lessons in something.
ならう
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You have to learn about Nara, the city of deer... lots and lots of deer. If you don't know about it, how about learning about it?
ここは、日本のマナーを習う教室です。
This is a classroom to learn Japanese manners.
すみません、スペイン語の作文を習いたいんですが。
Excuse me, I would like to learn Spanish composition.
この町の中学生は、みんなピアノかサッカーを習っています。
Junior high school students in this town are all taking lessons in piano or soccer.