The kanji 常: meaning, readings and stroke order

常

Meaning: always, usual
On reading: ジョウ jou
Kun reading: つね tsune、とこ toko
Strokes: 11
Radical: 巾 turban, scarf
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thường, luôn luôn (thường)
Japanese: いつも。ふつう。
Korean: 늘, 보통 (상)
Chinese: 经常、平常

Readings, words and example sentences

ジョウ jou · on reading

日にち常じょう
everyday life
日にち常じょうの出来事を日記に書きます。
I write about everyday things in my diary.

つね tsune · kun reading · less common

常つね
always
常つねに気をつけています。
I am always careful.

とこ toko · kun reading · less common

常とこ夏なつ
endless summer
いつか 常とこ夏なつの島に行きたいです。
Someday I want to go to an island where it is always summer.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.