普通|ふつうfutsuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivenormal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
   日曜日にちようびは私にとって普通ふつうの日ひではない。↗

   Sunday is not an ordinary day to me.

   幸福こうふくを願ねがうのはごく普通ふつうのことだ。↗

   It is only normal to want to be happy.
2. adverbnormally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
   彼女かのじょは普通ふつう９時じに寝ねる。↗

   She usually goes to bed at nine.
3. nounlocal train; train that stops at every station

• Synonym世間並みせけんなみNeutralRefers to the level of ordinary people in society, as in 「世間並みの暮らし」; about living or behaving like everyone else.
• Synonym並大抵なみたいていWrittenWritten register. Mostly used in the negative, 「並大抵ではない」, stressing that something is by no means easy or trivial.
• Synonym平凡へいぼんNeutralMeans plain and lacking any special character, often with a negative shade, as in 「平凡な毎日」.
• Synonym当たり前あたりまえCasualColloquial. Says something is natural or obvious, the way things should be, as in 「当たり前のこと」.
• Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralMeans on a level with ordinary people, as in 「人並みの生活」.
• Synonym尋常じんじょうWrittenWritten register. Mostly in the negative, 「尋常ではない」, to say something is out of the ordinary.
• Synonym凡ぼんWrittenWritten register. Mostly used as a prefix, as in 「凡人」 or 「凡ミス」; rarely stands alone.
• Synonym凡庸ぼんようWrittenWritten. Describes flat, unremarkable ability with a clearly negative tone, as in 「凡庸な人物」; 「普通」 itself carries no such negativity.
• SynonymありふれたNeutralMeans found everywhere and nothing rare, often with a stale, worn-out feel, as in 「ありふれた話」.
• Synonym一般いっぱんNeutralMeans general or universal, stressing wide scope, as in 「一般向け」; broader than just 'ordinary'.
• Synonym通常つうじょうNeutralRefers to what is usual in normal circumstances, as in 「通常営業」; focuses on the everyday state of things.
• Synonym一般的いっぱんてきNeutralAn adjectival noun for what is general or typical, with an objective flavor; describes what applies widely.
• Synonym並々なみなみWrittenWritten register. Mostly in the negative, 「並々ならぬ」, to say something is far from ordinary.
• Synonym並なみNeutralMeans the middle grade, as in 「並盛り」; often marks the regular rank of goods or portions.
• Synonym中位ちゅういNeutralRefers to a middle position or rank, as in 「中位の成績」; stresses ranking in the middle rather than plainness.
• Synonym通例つうれいWrittenWritten. Refers to custom or the usual practice, as in 「通例として」; about convention rather than plainness.
• Synonym通俗つうぞくNeutralMeans easy for the general public to understand and accept, as in 「通俗小説」; about accessibility, not plainness.
• Synonym常識的じょうしきてきNeutralMeans in line with common sense, as in 「常識的な判断」; sensible rather than merely ordinary.
• Synonym平均的へいきんてきNeutralSays something sits at the statistical average, with an objective flavor, as in 「平均的な家庭」.
• Synonym尋常一様じんじょういちようWrittenWritten four-character idiom for being ordinary; often negated, as 「尋常一様ではない」, to mean far from ordinary.
• SynonymありきたりCasualColloquial. Means the same old thing with nothing new, often derogatory, as in 「ありきたりな表現」.
• Synonym十人並みじゅうにんなみNeutralSays looks or ability are just average, as in 「十人並みの器量」; neither better nor worse than most.
• Synonym凡常ぼんじょうWrittenWritten word for the plain and ordinary, used very rarely; in everyday speech say 「平凡」 or 「普通」.
• Synonym平俗へいぞくWrittenWritten. Means plain and ordinary, and can also mean easy to follow, as in 「平俗な文章」.
• Synonym凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten. Suggests mediocre and vulgar thinking, or the common run of people, with a negative tone, as in 「凡俗な考え」.
• Antonym特別とくべつNeutralThe direct opposite of 「普通」: special and set apart from the general run, as in 「特別な日」.
• Antonym異常いじょうNeutralThe opposite of 「普通」 in the sense of abnormal or out of the ordinary, as in 「異常気象」.
• Antonym特殊とくしゅNeutralThe opposite of 「普通」: special in character and unlike anything else; stresses uniqueness of nature.

Default to 「普通」 for normal or ordinary. Use 「平凡」 for plain and unremarkable, 「当たり前」 for what goes without saying, 「人並み」 for being like everyone else, 「通常」 for usual circumstances, 「凡庸」 for mediocre with a negative tone, and 「ありきたり」 for hackneyed. 「特別」 is the opposite: special. Many others are rare, written, or mostly negated (「並大抵ではない」, 「尋常ではない」, 「並々ならぬ」).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 普あまねく通とおること。広ひろく通用つうようすること。例外れいがいや特別とくべつではないこと。
2. 条件じょうけんや制限せいげんを設もうけないこと。
3. ありふれていること。優すぐれた点てんや変かわった点てんを持もたないこと。
4. 優すぐれても劣おとってもおらず、標準ひょうじゅんに位置いちすること。
5. 中ちゅう程度ていどであること。また特別とくべつな見方みかたによらず判断はんだんすること。大おおきな困難こんなんがなく比較的ひかくてき容易よういであること。
6. 一般的いっぱんてきに。通常つうじょうでは。