► 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:
- 昼休みは普通十二時から一時までだ ⇨ The noon, lunch, break is usually from 12 to 1
- 普通の日本人は約三千の漢字を使う ⇨ Typical Japanese use about 3000 kanji, chinese characters
- 昔は教師が生徒を棒で叩くのは普通だった ⇨ In the past it was common for teachers to beat students with sticks
- それは一昔前は普通だった ⇨ That was common, normal, in the previous generation, not so long ago
- 梅雨は普通六月だ ⇨ The rainy season is usually June (in Japan)
- 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
- 電力は普通ワットで表現される ⇨ Electrical power is usually expressed by wattage
- 性欲があるのは普通のことだ ⇨ It is normal to have a sex drive
- 屋台では普通立ち食いする ⇨ Usually you stand up and eat at food carts
- 子供が親に甘えるのは普通のことだ ⇨ It is normal that children expect parents to pamper them
- 軍隊は新兵をしごくのが普通だ ⇨ It is common that militaries put new soldiers through brutal training
- 日本の浴室は普通は便所を含まない ⇨ Japanese bathrooms usually do not include toilets
- 夕御飯は普通七時頃だ ⇨ Dinner is usually around seven
- 日本の風呂場は普通便所を含まない ⇨ Japanese bathrooms usually do not include toilets
- 日本では一つの皿に肉に野菜を添えて出すのが普通だ ⇨ In Japan it is common to serve meat along with vegetable in single plate