JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 常: "usual, ordinary, normal"
The kanji 常 means "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジョウ in on'yomi and つね, とこ- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つねとこ-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 293 of 2,501 |
Common words with 常
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 非常emergency · extreme; great; extraordinary; remarkable
- 常にalways; constantly; at all times; habitually
- 異常abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable
- 常識common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge
- 通常usual; ordinary; normal; regular
- 日常everyday; daily; ordinary; usual
- 尋常common; usual
- 常usual state of things
- 正常normal; regular
- 日常生活everyday life; daily life
- 日常的mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable
- 常人ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
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