常 — kanji meaning “usual”
常
usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting
- Meanings
- usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting
- On'yomi
- ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- つね、とこ-
- Name readings
- とき、のぶ、ひ、ひた
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #293 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 50
- Chinese reading
- cháng — Chinese character page
Words with 常
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 通常 | つうじょう tsuujou | usual; ordinary; normal |
| 常に | つねに tsuneni | always; constantly; at all times |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 正常 | せいじょう seijou | normal; regular |
| 常識 | じょうしき joushiki | common sense; good sense; common knowledge |
| 常用 | じょうよう jouyou | habitual use; daily use |
| 平常 | へいじょう heijou | normal; usual; ordinary |
| 常務 | じょうむ joumu | managing director; executive director |
| 尋常 | じんじょう jinjou | common; ordinary; usual |
| 常時 | じょうじ jouji | usually; ordinarily; always |
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