常 — usual, ordinary, normal
じょう
常
usual
じょう
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.
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Meanings
- usual
- ordinary
- normal
- common
- regular
- continually
- always
- long-lasting
Readings
- On'yomi
- じょう jou
- Kun'yomi
- つね tsune とこ toko
word
じょう jou 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).
Words by frequency and grade
32 wordsEach dot is a word containing 常: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 15 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.