常 – usual, ordinary, normal

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#293 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 常 means usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ (jou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つね、とこ- (tsune, toko). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 巾 (no. 50).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
Kun’yomi	つね	tsune
Kun’yomi	とこ-	toko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 巾 (Kangxi radical 50). Components: 巾・口・尚・冖.

Words using 常

非常にひじょうにvery常識じょうしきcommon sense異常いじょうabnormal常につねにalways日常にちじょうeveryday非常ひじょうemergency正常せいじょうnormal通常つうじょうusual平常へいじょうnormal

Example sentences

その頃、私は非常に貧乏だった。

I was very poor in those days.

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彼女には常識が欠けている。

She is lacking in common sense.

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そんなにたくさん食べるのは異常だ。

It is abnormal to eat so much.

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Kanji with the same radical

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