Translation guide
This entry helps learners express the idea of 'common usage' in Japanese, covering how to talk about typical use, everyday practice, and standard conventions.
Please tell me the common usage of this app.
Means 'a common/frequent way of using'. Slightly more casual than 一般的な使い方.
I'll introduce a common usage of this tool.
A more formal or technical term for 'common use' or 'everyday use'. Often used in written contexts or compound words.
This kanji is in common usage (a jōyō kanji).
Referring to a usage that is widely accepted as correct or standard, especially in language or rules.
Focuses on 'usage' in the sense of linguistic or rule-based conventions. 用法 is more about prescribed usage.
I looked up the common usage of this word in the dictionary.
Refers to customary or idiomatic usage. Often appears in compounds like 慣用句 (idiom).
Describing a widespread habit or custom, not limited to objects or language.
使い方 (つかいかた) is the general word for 'how to use' something, while 用法 (ようほう) is more about prescribed or linguistic usage. For 'common usage' of an object, 使い方 is safer; for words or grammar, 用法 is better.
The usage of smartphones is easy.
The usage of this word is difficult.
慣用表現は辞書で確認してください。
Please check common usage expressions in the dictionary.
その慣習は今でも続いている。
That common usage still continues today.