尋常|じんじょうjinjou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, no-adjectivecommon; usual
    ジェーンの死しは尋常じんじょうではない。↗
    Jane didn't die a natural death.
Conjugation
Plain form尋常(じんじょう)
Polite (desu)尋常です(じんじょうです)
Negative (dewa nai)尋常ではない(じんじょうではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)尋常ではありません(じんじょうではありません)
Past (datta)尋常だった(じんじょうだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)尋常ではなかった(じんじょうではなかった)
Te form (de)尋常で(じんじょうで)
Adverbial (ni)尋常に(じんじょうに)
Conditional (nara)尋常なら(じんじょうなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe neutral, everyday word for 'ordinary' and the most common choice in daily use; 「尋常」 is mostly used in the negative 「尋常ではない」, meaning extraordinary.
  • Synonym当たり前あたりまえCasualColloquial. Means natural, obvious, or simply ordinary; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Synonym一般的いっぱんてきNeutralMeans general or widespread; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • SynonymノーマルNeutralLoanword meaning normal or ordinary; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Synonym正常せいじょうNeutralMeans normal, the opposite of abnormal; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Synonym並大抵なみたいていNeutralOrdinary in degree; like 「尋常」, it often takes a negative, as in 「並大抵の努力ではない」, and it weighs difficulty.
  • SynonymありふれたNeutralSays something is common and hackneyed; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralMeans on a par with ordinary people; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Synonym常識的じょうしきてきNeutralMeans sensible and in line with common sense — a standard of judgment; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Synonym平均的へいきんてきNeutralMeans average within a group; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related世間並みせけんなみNeutralMeans on a level with what most people do or have; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related平凡へいぼんNeutralStresses having nothing outstanding — plain and unremarkable; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related中位ちゅういNeutralMedium degree, neither large nor small, as in 「中くらいの大きさ」; its usage differs from 「尋常」.
  • Related凡ぼんWrittenWritten style; used alone it means ordinary or mediocre; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related凡庸ぼんようNeutralMeans mediocre, with a critical nuance; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related通俗つうぞくNeutralMeans accessible to the general public, stressing ease of understanding; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • RelatedスタンダードNeutralLoanword meaning standard or classic; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related中くらいちゅうくらいNeutralRefers to a middle degree — medium in size or level; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related十人並みじゅうにんなみNeutralSays one's looks or abilities are average; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • RelatedありきたりNeutralSays something is seen everywhere — commonplace, even hackneyed; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related凡常ぼんじょうWrittenWritten style; means plain and ordinary; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related平俗へいぞくWrittenWritten style; means ordinary and easy to follow; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Related凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten style; means mediocre and unrefined; unlike 「尋常」, which is mostly used in the negative.
  • Antonym異常いじょうNeutralAntonym: abnormal or unusual — the opposite of 「尋常」 in its sense of ordinary.
  • Antonym非常ひじょうNeutralAntonym: extraordinary or an emergency — the opposite of 「尋常」 in its sense of everyday.

「尋常」 is mostly used in the negative: say 「尋常ではない」 for something extraordinary; there is also the expression 「尋常に勝負」. For plain 'ordinary' choose 「普通」; for 'mediocre' choose 「平凡」; for 'normal' choose 「正常」 or 「ノーマル」. The antonym is 「異常」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 特とくに変かわった点てんがなく普通ふつうであること。
  2. 態度たいどなどが見苦みぐるしくないこと。しとやかで上品じょうひんなこと。
  3. 態度たいどなどがいさぎよいこと。すなおなこと。
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