► 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:
- 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
- 犬は普通半年に一度発情する ⇨ Usually dogs come in heat every six months
- 日本では普通死体は焼かれる ⇨ Corpses are usually burned, climated, in Japan
- 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
- 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
- 日本の子供達は普通歩いて学校に行く ⇨ Japanese kids usually walk to schools
- 日本の学校は普通三学期制だ ⇨ Usually Japanese schools have three terms a year
- 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
- 東京大学は普通省略して「東大」と呼ばれる ⇨ Tokyo Daigaku is usually abbreviated and called To-Dai
- 梅雨は普通六月だ ⇨ The rainy season is usually June (in Japan)
- その当時はそれが普通だった ⇨ That was normal at that time, back then
- 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
- 普通は長男が家の跡取りになる ⇨
- 便器は普通白い ⇨ Toilet bowls are usually white
- バスは普通前から乗って後ろから降りる ⇨ Usually you get on a bus from the front and get off at the back