常 — usual, ordinary, normal

じょう常 usual

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes

U+5E38 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #293 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #862 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

usual
ordinary
normal
common
regular
continually
always
long-lasting

word

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

常(じょう) jou constant 非(ひ) 常(じょう) hijou very 通(つう) 常(じょう) tsuujou usually 日(にち) 常(じょう) nichijou everyday 常(じょう) 識(しき) joushiki common sense 正(せい) 常(じょう) seijou normal 常(じょう) 時(じ) jouji always 常(じょう) 任(にん) jounin standing

つね・づね tsune Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

常(つね) に tsuneni always 常々(づね) tsunezune always

Appears in idioms

諸行無常四字熟語

various, go, nothingness, usual

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なお尚 esteem

吊 hang

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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常 — usual, ordinary, normal

Meanings

word

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つね・づね tsune Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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常 — usual, ordinary, normal

Meanings

word

しょう ・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つね ・づね tsune Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つね・づね tsune Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).