通つう常じょう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

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

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

Broadly describes something that is standard, typical, or as expected. Used as a noun, no-adjective, or adverb.

通つう常じょう、この店みせは午ご前ぜん10時じに開あきます。
Normally, this shop opens at 10 a.m.
これは通つう常じょうの手て続つづきです。
This is the usual procedure.
通つう常じょう料りょう金きんは大人おとなせん1,000円えんです。
The regular price is 1,000 yen for adults.

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Usage patterns

通つう常じょうは〈事こと〉normally, ...; usually, ...
通つう常じょうは9時じに開かい店てんします。
We normally open at 9 o'clock.
通つう常じょうの〈物もの〉the usual/standard (item, procedure, etc.)
通つう常じょうの手て続つづきに従したがってください。
Please follow the usual procedure.
通つう常じょうより〈形けい容よう詞し〉more ~ than usual
今日きょうは通つう常じょうより混こんでいる。
It's more crowded than usual today.

Expressions

通つう常じょうならusually; normally; under normal circumstances
通つう常じょう条じょう件けん下かでunder normal conditions

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
常usual, ordinary, normal

Related words· 9

普ふ通つうN4
普通 is the everyday, subjective word for 'ordinary, nothing special,' while 通常 is a slightly more formal term describing the standard or expected state, often in official or technical contexts.
一いっ般ぱんN3
一般 refers to the general public or a broad category, whereas 通常 focuses narrowly on what is normal or standard in a particular case.
通つう例れい
通例 is a somewhat literary way of saying 'as a rule, customarily,' close in meaning to 通常 but used more in writing about habitual practice.
平へい常じょうN1
平常 emphasizes an unchanged, calm state of normalcy (as in 平常心), while 通常 simply marks something as the standard or usual case.

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普ふ段だんN3
通常 is a formal, often official term for 'normal/usual', while 普段 is casual and refers to one's everyday personal routine.
経けい常じょう
通常 is a general word for 'usual' or 'normal' in everyday contexts, while 経常 is a technical accounting/economic term for recurring items like income or expenditure.
正せい規きN1
通常 simply means 'usual' or 'ordinary', while 正規 implies adherence to a prescribed norm or regulation rather than mere frequency.
標ひょう準じゅん的てき
通常 means 'usual, ordinary' and is often used adverbially, while 標準的 is an adjective describing conformity to a standard.
日にち常じょうN3
通常 means 'normally/usually' and describes the general condition of something, while 日常 emphasizes the recurring routine of everyday living.

Opposites

異い常じょうN3
異常 means 'abnormal, unusual,' the direct opposite of 通常's 'normal, usual.'
特とく別べつN4
特別 means 'special, exceptional,' contrasting with 通常's sense of being ordinary or standard.
異い例れいN1
通常 means 'normal, usual', directly contrasting with 異例, which means 'unusual, unprecedented'.

Word family· 19

通つう常じょう型がた
conventional; usual; standard type
通つう常じょう版ばん
standard edition; regular edition
通つう常じょう盤ばん
standard edition; regular edition
通つう常じょう兵へい器き
conventional weapon
通つう常じょう口こう語ご
everyday speech; colloquial language

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通つう常じょう国こっ会かい
ordinary Diet session
通つう常じょう戦せん争そう
conventional war
通つう常じょう戦せん力りょく
conventional forces; conventional military forces
通つう常じょう業ぎょう務む
normal duties; regular work
通つう常じょう葉は書がき
regular postcard; ordinary postcard

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Etymology

Composed of 通 (つう, 'pass through, common') and 常 (じょう, 'always, constant'). The combination conveys the idea of something that is constant and commonly encountered.