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Illustration of 平常

平常へいじょう

へいじょう heijou Play N1 Noun

Meanings and examples

いつもと変わらず、特別なことのないさま。 normal; usual

Example 1

平常どおり、店は朝九時に開店します。

As usual, the store opens at nine in the morning.

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Example 2

平常は静かな町ですが、祭りの日は大勢の人でにぎわいます。

The town is usually quiet, but on festival days it is bustling with many people.

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Kanji breakdown

常

N3

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

On reading
ジョウ
Kun reading
つね、とこ-
Radical
巾

平

N3

even; flat; peace

On reading
ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
Kun reading
たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら
Radical
干
Illustration of 平たい

平たい

N1

ひらたい

flat; even; level; simple; plain

Illustration of 平方

平方

N1

へいほう

square (e.g. metre); square

Illustration of 平行

平行

N1

へいこう

(going) side by side; concurrent; abreast; at the same time; occurring together; parallel; parallelism

Illustration of 正常

正常

N1

せいじょう

normalcy; normality; normal

Illustration of 通常

通常

N1

つうじょう

common; general; usually