Japanese symbol for “commonly”
普通
ふつう
Romaji: futsuu
normal; ordinary; regular; usual
In Japanese, commonly is 普通, read ふつう (futsuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
- adv normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
- n local train; train that stops at every station
Written forms: 普通. Readings: ふつう、フツー.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “commonly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一般に | いっぱんに ippanni | generally; in general; widely |
| 俗に | ぞくに zokuni | commonly (called, said, etc.); popularly; colloquially |
| ゴロゴロ | ゴロゴロ gorogoro | all over the place; everywhere; commonly |
| 普通に | ふつうに futsuuni | normally; ordinarily; usually |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普段 | ふだん fudan | usual; normal; everyday |
| 普及 | ふきゅう fukyuu | diffusion; spread; popularization |
| 普遍 | ふへん fuhen | universal; general; ubiquitous |
| 普段着 | ふだんぎ fudangi | everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear |
| 普天 | ふてん futen | vault of heaven; whole world |
| 通り | どおり doori | in accordance with; following |
| 通常 | つうじょう tsuujou | usual; ordinary; normal |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.