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Kanji Detail for 常 - "always, ordinary, eternal"

常

  • Meaning

    常 means "always, ordinary, eternal."

    1. Always - At all times; constantly.

    2. Ordinary - Normal; usual.

    3. Eternal - Unchanging; permanent.

    4. Flag - An imperial banner; a standard.

  • Words using 常

    • 常務 じょうむ Listen managing director; executive director; routine business
    • 正常 せいじょう Listen normal; regular
    • 通常 つうじょう Listen usual; ordinary; normal
    • 非常 ひじょう Listen emergency; extreme; great
    • 常任 じょうにん Listen standing; regular; permanent
    • 日常 にちじょう Listen everyday; daily; ordinary
    • 常に つねに Listen always; constantly; at all times
    • 経常 けいじょう Listen ordinary

  • Four-character idioms with 常

    • 常套手段 じょうとうしゅだん Listen one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
    • 家常茶飯 かじょうさはん Listen everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
    • 尋常一様 じんじょういちよう Listen ordinary; common; mediocre
    • 常住不断 じょうじゅうふだん Listen ceaseless; constant; uninterrupted
    • 常住不滅 じょうじゅうふめつ Listen everlasting; forever unchanging; undying
    • 常住坐臥 じょうじゅうざが Listen at all times; day in, day out; constantly

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    • Verified meaning: always, ordinary, eternal
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さんぴる, じょう, じょうじ, ちやん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 常

    Given names 常(じょう)Listen 常(つね)Listen 常(とき)Listen 常(ひさし)Listen

    Surnames 常(さんぴる)Listen 常(じょうじ)Listen 常(ちやん)Listen 常(つねさき)Listen 常(つねじ)Listen 常(つねみね)Listen 常(とこ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    usual; ordinary; normal; common; regular; continually; always; long-lasting

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    common, normal, frequent, regular

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Chang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Long-lasting. Such as 常川, meaning perpetually without ceasing. | A constant way that can be practiced. Such as benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness being the Five Constants. | Ordinary. Such as 常人, meaning ordinary people. Also, nothing extraordinary is called 平常, 尋常, 常識, 老生常談.

  • Onyomi

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    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    toko(とこ) とこ

    tsune(つね) つね

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)

  • Related Keywords

    always ordinary eternal flag usual regular banner common constant customary everyday frequent habitual normal ongoing perennial permanent perpetual persistent routine standard steady typical unchanging

Sentences including 常

  • She walked very carefully.

  • John seems very honest by nature.

  • A man of that cut will always succeed.

  • I was much amused at the idea.

  • We were greatly amused by her story.

  • This is very important.

  • He worked so hard that he succeeded.

  • Your question is very hard to answer.

  • Parts of the book are quite good.

  • Japan is very subject to earthquakes.

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