常じょう連れん

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor

Used for someone who habitually goes to the same shop, bar, event, website, group, or other place. As 常連の, it means 'regular' or 'frequenting.'

彼かれは駅えき前まえの居い酒ざか屋やの常じょう連れんだ。
He is a regular at the izakaya in front of the station.
常じょう連れん客きゃくには店てん主しゅが名な前まえで声こえをかける。
The owner greets the regular customers by name.

noun

constant companion; regular companion; regular fixture

Extended use for a person or thing that is always present in a particular routine, outing, or situation; often sounds mildly casual or playful rather than like a formal description.

父ちちの朝あさの散さん歩ぽの常じょう連れんは、近きん所じょの犬いぬだ。
My father's regular companion on his morning walks is a neighborhood dog.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の常じょう連れんa regular at 〈place〉
あの居い酒ざか屋やの常じょう連れんです。
I'm a regular at that izakaya.
常じょう連れんになるto become a regular (somewhere)
何なん度ども通かよって、店みせの常じょう連れんになった。
After going there so many times, I became a regular at the shop.
〈事こと〉の常じょう連れんa regular fixture or perennial participant in 〈an event/activity〉
彼かれはこの大たい会かいの常じょう連れんだ。
He's a regular fixture at this tournament.

Kanji

常usual, ordinary, normal
連take along, lead, join
定determine, fix, establish

Related words

馴な染じみ sense 1
常連 stresses how often someone shows up somewhere, while 馴染み stresses long-standing familiarity with the place or person, even if visits aren't frequent.
お得とく意いさん sense 1
お得意さん is a warmer, business-oriented term for a valued regular customer, while 常連 is more neutral and can describe any habitual visitor, not just a paying customer.
リピーター sense 1
リピーター is a loanword used in marketing and tourism for a repeat customer, whereas 常連 is the everyday word and covers casual, personal settings like bars or clubs.
おなじみ
常連 specifically means a regular customer at a shop or bar, while お馴染み is broader and can describe any familiar person, thing, or regular.
顔かおなじみN1
常連 refers to a regular customer or patron of a place, whereas 顔なじみ can describe any person you've become familiar with by sight, not just in a shop context.

Opposites

一いち見げんN1sense 1
常連 is a regular who visits repeatedly, while 一見 (as in 一見さん) refers to a first-time or one-off customer with no established relationship to the place.
新しん顔がお
常連 refers to a regular, familiar face (e.g. at a shop or event), contrasting with the unfamiliarity implied by 新顔.

Word family

常じょう連れん客きゃく
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter

Written forms

常じょう連れんUsage100%
Standard and common kanji spelling.
定じょう連れん
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form given; 常連 is the normal spelling.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 常, 'usual; constant,' and 連, 'group; companion.' The spelling transparently reflects the idea of someone who regularly belongs to or appears at a place or activity.