► 副詞
普通 [ふつう] meaning: normal rank: 1
☆ 日本語では普通そういう言い方はしない ⇨ Normally you don’t say it that way in Japanese
普通 [ふつう] meaning: usual rank: 1
☆ アジアでは普通握手はしない ⇨ In Asia people usually don’t shake hands
☆ その修理には普通三日くらい掛かる ⇨ Usually it takes about 3 days for the repair
普通 [ふつう] [coll] [peer] meaning: fairly rank: 3
☆ あの映画は普通に面白かった ⇨ The movie was (not spectacular but) fairly interesting (☛ A newer usage)
► 形容動詞
普通 [ふつう] meaning: average rank: 1
☆ 普通の人 ⇨ An average person
普通 [ふつう] meaning: common rank: 1
☆ 普通のやり方 ⇨ A common method
普通 [ふつう] meaning: normal rank: 1
☆ 彼はごく普通の人だ ⇨ He is very normal, no weird kink, person
普通 [ふつう] meaning: regular rank: 1
☆ 普通の大きさのビールの缶 ⇨ A regular-sized beer can
More examples:
- 普通の人がプロの武術家と戦ったら30秒も持たない ⇨ If a regular guy fights a pro fighter he won’t last 30 seconds
- 日本の会社では残業することは普通だ ⇨ It is common to work overtime in Japanese companies
- 僕は普通六時に起きる ⇨ I usually wake up at 6
- 屋台では普通立ち食いする ⇨ Usually you stand up and eat at food carts
- 犬は普通半年に一度発情する ⇨ Usually dogs come in heat every six months
- 梅雨は普通六月だ ⇨ The rainy season is usually June (in Japan)
- 私は普通混んだ時間を避ける ⇨ I usually avoid busy hours
- 日本の学校は普通三学期制だ ⇨ Usually Japanese schools have three terms a year
- 私は普通朝に運動する ⇨ I usually work out in the morning
- 昔の軍隊では鉄拳制裁が普通に行われていた ⇨ Iron-fist, brutal, punishments were common in military in the past
- 昔は病人を瀉血するのが普通だった ⇨ It was common to bleed, take some blood off, a sick person
- 私が子供の頃は学校でも体罰は普通だった ⇨ Corporal punishments were common even at schools when I was a child
- アメフトの試合は普通天候に関わらず行われる ⇨ American football games will usually be held regardless of weather conditions
- 普通預金口座から定期預金口座に出金する ⇨ Transfer money from a checking account to a saving account
- 昔は自宅で分娩することが普通だった ⇨ It used to be common to give birth at home