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常に (つねに, tsuneni) Japanese meaning: always | Kotomora
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I never neglect to be prepared at all times.
Usage patterns 常つね に 〈 事こと 〉 を 心こころ がける to always keep something in mind / make a constant effort toward something
He always keeps safety in mind.
常つね に 〈 事こと 〉 を 意い 識しき する to be constantly conscious of something
She is always conscious of how others see her.
常つね に 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 状じょう 態たい にある to always be in a certain state
This machine is always in a state of high temperature.
常つね に 〜 であるべきだ should always be ~ (expressing an ideal or principle)
A leader should always stay calm.
Related words· 11 いつも is the everyday, conversational word for 'always', while 常に is slightly more formal and often used in writing or explanations.
絶えず stresses that something continues without any break or interruption, whereas 常に simply states a habitual or constant fact.
常時 is a stiff, official-sounding word for 'at all times' used in rules or manuals, while 常に is more general and can be used in ordinary writing too.
終始 means 'from beginning to end' and focuses on the whole duration of a single event, while 常に describes a recurring or ongoing state in general.
Show 7 more 常に is a plain, neutral adverb for 'always/constantly', while 常々 adds a reflective, ongoing-habit nuance and often pairs with verbs like 思う or 言う.
常に is a neutral, formal word for 'always' or 'constantly', whereas 四六時中 is a colorful idiom stressing round-the-clock continuity.
常に is a more formal, written-style word for constant continuation, while ずっと is the everyday spoken equivalent.
Opposites たまに means 'occasionally', the direct opposite of 常に's 'always, constantly'.
時々 means 'sometimes', contrasting with the constancy expressed by 常に.
Etymology From classical Japanese 常 (つね, 'constancy, usual state') + adverbial particle に.
常に is a formal/literary word for 'always' used in writing or formal speech, whereas いつでも is neutral and conversational.
常に means 'always' in a general sense, while 朝夕 keeps the image of repeated morning-and-evening occurrence even when used adverbially.
常に is a broad, neutral 'always', whereas 日夜 carries a stronger nuance of tireless, ongoing effort day and night.
常に is a formal word meaning 'always' as a general rule or habit, while 始終 more often describes something happening continuously within a particular period.
