日にち常じょう

に

ち

じょ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

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

everyday; daily; ordinary

Refers to the routine, ordinary aspects of daily life. Often used as a noun or with の to modify another noun. Can also be used adverbially as 日常的に.

日にち常

じょう

の

買か

い

物もの

は

近きん

所じょ

の

スーパー

で

済す

ま

せ

て

いる

。

I do my everyday shopping at the neighborhood supermarket.

彼かれは日にち常じょう的てきにジョギングをしている。

He goes jogging on a daily basis.

Usage patterns

日にち常じょうを送おくるto lead a daily/everyday life
忙いそがしい日にち常じょうを送おくっている。
I'm leading a busy everyday life.
日にち常じょうに戻もどるto return to one's daily routine
旅りょ行こうから帰かえって、日にち常じょうに戻もどった。
After coming back from the trip, I returned to my daily life.
日にち常じょうが変かわるfor one's daily life to change
コロナで日にち常じょうが大おおきく変かわった。
Because of COVID, everyday life changed a great deal.
日にち常じょう的てきに〈動どう詞し〉to do something routinely/on a daily basis
彼かれはスマホを日にち常じょう的てきに使つかっている。
He uses his smartphone on a daily basis.

Expressions

新あらたな日にち常じょうnew normal

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
常usual, ordinary, normal

Related words· 6

普ふ段だんN3
普段 is an adverb/noun meaning 'usually' or 'ordinarily' and focuses on habitual behavior, while 日常 refers more broadly to the everyday sphere of life itself.
毎まい日にちN5
毎日 means 'every day' as a straightforward time expression, whereas 日常 describes the quality or texture of everyday life rather than counting the days.
平へい常じょうN1
平常 is a more formal, often written word for the 'normal/usual state' of things, frequently used to contrast with emergencies, while 日常 more naturally describes ordinary daily life itself.
通つう常じょうN2
通常 means 'normally/usually' and describes the general condition of something, while 日常 emphasizes the recurring routine of everyday living.

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日にち常じょう生せい活かつN3
日常 is a shorter, more abstract noun meaning 'everyday' or 'ordinary', while 日常生活 specifically points to the concrete activities and routines of daily life.
日ひ々びN1
日常 is a noun meaning 'daily life' as a whole concept, whereas 日々 is used adjectivally or adverbially to describe recurring daily events.

Opposites

非ひ日にち常じょうN3
日常 means 'everyday life,' while 非日常 refers to whatever lies outside it—the extraordinary or unusual.

Don't confuse with

非ひ常じょうN3
非常 (extraordinary, emergency) looks similar to 日常 (everyday, ordinary) because both end in 常, but they describe nearly opposite situations.

Word family· 10

非ひ日にち常じょうN3
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
日にち常じょう会かい話わN3
everyday conversation; daily conversation
日にち常じょう生せい活かつN3
everyday life; daily life

Etymology

Compound of 日 (にち, 'day') and 常 (じょう, 'usual, constant'). The reading is on'yomi.

日にち常じょう品ひん

everyday necessities; daily necessities

日にち常じょう性せい

ordinariness; everydayness; mundanity

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日にち常じょう的てき
everyday; mundane; routine
日にち常じょう語ご
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
日にち常じょう茶さ飯はん
everyday occurrence; commonplace event
日にち常じょう茶さ飯はん事じ
everyday occurrence; commonplace event
日にち常じょう言げん語ご学がく派は
ordinary language school