► 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:
- 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
- 体重がある程度増減するのは普通のことだ ⇨ It is normal for body weight to increase and decrease, fluctuate, to some degree
- 私は普通朝に運動する ⇨ I usually work out in the morning
- 昔は上司が部下に当たり散らすのは普通だった ⇨ It used to common for a boss to yell and scream at subordinates
- 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
- 便器は普通白い ⇨ Toilet bowls are usually white
- 日本の浴室は普通は便所を含まない ⇨ Japanese bathrooms usually do not include toilets
- その劇場は普通ミュージカルを上演している ⇨ Usually musicals are performed at that theater
- 梅雨は普通六月だ ⇨ The rainy season is usually June (in Japan)
- 日本では履物は玄関で脱ぐのが普通だ ⇨ In Japan it is common to take shoes off at the entrance
- 普通赤ちゃんは生後六ヶ月で離乳し始める ⇨ Usually babies start to be weaned around 6 months after birth
- 日本の学校は普通三学期制だ ⇨ Usually Japanese schools have three terms a year
- 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
- 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
- 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