# 常 usual

尚 (all the more) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
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## Onyomi

JOU |

## Mnemonic

| It's usual for communists to stab you with a dagger, all the more if the communist happens to be . . . JOE Stalin!

## Kunyomi

つね ( に ) | 2 meanings; 1-ordinarily, normally that is the case 2 - I do this all the time! ★★★★★

## Jukugo

日常(にちじょう) | everyday life ★★★★☆ 日 (sun, day) + 常 (usual) = 日常 (everyday life) everyday life - you know, on the quotidian tip.
常識(じょうしき) | common sense ★★★★☆ 常 (usual) + 識 (be conscious) = 常識 (common sense)
非常(ひじょう) | emergency ★★★★☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (emergency) emergency. This is the word on all the emergency exits and emergency firehoses. But you'd never say "I'm having an 非常！”
非常(ひじょう) にxxx | exceedingly xxx ★★★☆☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (exceedingly xxx) in an emergency? No! That would be too simple. ひじょうに means, exceedingly or extremely.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
党 | political party | OLDER BROTHER | 兄
尚 | all the more | GOATEE |
堂 | assembly hall | GROUND | 土
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市

My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.

Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.

The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
償 | compensate for | PERSON | 人
賞 | prize | MONEY | 貝
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市

The PERSON compensated you with a MONEY prize for stabbing you with a DAGGER on a daily basis.

## Synonyms

always いつも たえず のべつ いつでも 始終 必ず 常に だいぶ 頻繁
normal 普通な 並みの 普段 一般的な 尋常 典型的
ordinarily 大分 常に 常事
very とても 非常に めっちゃ 超