常 Kanji for usual

N3–N2Grade 511 strokes

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

Kun: つね、とこ-
On: ジョウ

常 is the Japanese kanji for usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is つね、とこ- and its on reading is ジョウ.

Stroke order

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Words with 常

常つねusual state of things
常つねにalways, constantly, at all times
正せい常じょうnormal, regular
通つう常じょうusual, ordinary, normal
非ひ常じょうemergency
日にち常じょうeveryday, daily, ordinary

Practice 常 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.