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普通

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

普通 — “ordinary, normal, usual”

普通 (read ふつう) means ordinary, normal, usual. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a な-adjective.

Reading

ふつう

Meaning

ordinary, normal, usual

普通 in a sentence

普通ふつうの生活せいかつがしたいです。

I want to live an ordinary life.

The kanji in 普通

普general, universal
通to pass through; commute

Words that share a kanji with 普通

普段ふだん— usually, ordinarily, normally
普及ふきゅう— spread, diffusion, popularization
通うかよう— to commute, to go back and forth
通訳つうやく— interpretation, interpreter
交通こうつう— traffic, transportation
通りとおり— street, avenue
通るとおる— to pass, to go along, to go through
共通きょうつう— common, shared

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