Japanese symbol for “customary”
伝統的
でんとうてき
Romaji: dentouteki
traditional; customary; conventional
In Japanese, customary is 伝統的, read でんとうてき (dentouteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na traditional; customary; conventional
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “customary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慣例的 | かんれいてき kanreiteki | customary; conventional; usual |
| 慣習的 | かんしゅうてき kanshuuteki | customary; conventional; traditional |
| 慣用的 | かんようてき kan'youteki | customary; usual; common |
| 何時も | いつも itsumo | usual; regular; habitual |
| 在り来たり | ありきたり arikitari | common; ordinary; conventional |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 手伝い | てつだい tetsudai | helper; assistant |
| 遺伝 | いでん iden | heredity; (genetic) inheritance |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 統一 | とういつ touitsu | unity; consolidation; uniformity |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “customary”.
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