Japanese symbol for “habitual”
普段
ふだん
Romaji: fudan
usual; normal; everyday; habitual
In Japanese, habitual is 普段, read ふだん (fudan).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
- adv, n usually; normally; generally; habitually; always
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “habitual”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日頃 | ひごろ higoro | usual; normal; everyday |
| 不断 | ふだん fudan | usual; normal; everyday |
| 常習的 | じょうしゅうてき joushuuteki | habitual |
| 習慣的 | しゅうかんてき shuukanteki | habitual; customary |
| 何時も | いつも itsumo | usual; regular; habitual |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | normal; ordinary; regular |
| 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 |
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step; phase |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
See also: Chinese symbol for “habitual”.
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