JLPT N3 · Noun

常識 (joushiki)

常識 (じょうしき, joushiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “common sense; good sense”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうしき
Romaji: joushiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice · noun

Example sentences

彼女には常識が欠けている。

She is lacking in common sense.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 常識

常

usual, ordinary, normalジョウ・つね・とこ- · 11 strokes

識

discriminating, know, writeシキ・し.る・しる.す · 19 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 常識.

非常にひじょうにvery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意識いしきconsciousness知識ちしきknowledge標識ひょうしきsign認識にんしきrecognition良識りょうしきgood sense

Source: JMdict entry 1356000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.