常識|じょうしきjoushiki[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncommon sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette
- Synonym良識りょうしきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sound judgment and healthy sense, with a positive ring, as in 「良識ある市民」; 「常識」 is the knowledge or conventions everyone is expected to know.
- SynonymコモンセンスWrittenWritten/formal prose. A loanword for common sense or plain reason; used less often, and everyday speech favors 「常識」.
- Related俗識WrittenWritten/formal prose. Worldly wisdom or the average person's view; extremely rare — say 「常識」 or 「世間の常識」 in daily use.
- Antonym非常識ひじょうしきNeutralThe opposite of 「常識」 on whether something fits common sense: lacking it or behaving absurdly, as in 「非常識な時間」.
Use 「常識」 for the knowledge and rules society expects everyone to share. For sound, healthy judgment with a positive ring, use 「良識」; for something outrageous or lacking common sense, 「非常識」. 「コモンセンス」 and 「俗識」 are rare alternatives.
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