常 Kanji – usual
The Japanese kanji 常 can mean usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting.
Meaning and Readings
How is 常 read?
常 has the onyomi reading ジョウ and the kunyomi readings つね, とこ-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as jou, tsune, toko.
Common Japanese Words Using 常
These common Japanese words contain 常. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 異常（いじょう） — abnormal, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, uncommon
- 恒常（こうじょう） — constancy, permanence
- 常に（つねに） — always, constantly
- 常軌（じょうき） — normal course (of action), proper course, regular way
- 常時（じょうじ） — usually, ordinarily, always
- 常識（じょうしき） — common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
- 常習（じょうしゅう） — custom, common practice, habit
- 常設（じょうせつ） — standing (committee), permanent (exhibit)
- 常駐（じょうちゅう） — permanent stationing, staying permanently
- 常任（じょうにん） — standing, regular, permanent