通例|つうれいtsuurei[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivecustom; general rule; convention
2. adverbusually; generally; normally; as a rule
   通例つうれい、喫煙きつえんは許可きょかしていません。↗

   As a rule, we don't allow smoking.

• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe broadest everyday word for 'normal, ordinary'; very common in speech. 「通例」 is more written and stresses what is customary.
• Synonym一般いっぱんNeutralCovers what is general or universal, and also the general public; stresses prevalence rather than custom.
• Synonym通常つうじょうNeutral'Usual, normal'; somewhat formal, as in 「通常営業」; stresses the ordinary state of things rather than convention.
• Synonym一般にいっぱんにNeutralAdverb 'generally speaking'; stresses what holds in most cases and is more colloquial than 「通例」.
• Synonym概してがいしてWrittenWritten adverb 'generally, as a rule'; offers a summarizing overall assessment.
• SynonymたいていNeutral'Mostly, usually'; common in speech and stresses frequency — how often things happen.
• Related大方おおかたWrittenWritten-flavored word for 'mostly, the greater part'; also the public at large, as in 「大方の予想」; stresses the majority.
• Related一通りひととおりNeutral'Roughly, once through' — going over something briefly; also 'ordinary'; stresses a basic level.
• Related並々なみなみNeutralMostly used in the negative 「並々ならぬ」, meaning extraordinary — far from ordinary.
• Related並なみNeutral'Average, medium grade', as in 「並盛り」; stresses middling rank or quality, not custom.
• Related人並みひとなみNeutral'Like everyone else'; stresses being at the ordinary level, as in 「人並みの生活」.
• Related総じてそうじてWrittenAdverb 'on the whole, all in all'; written style, drawing a summarizing conclusion.
• RelatedおしなべてWrittenWritten adverb 'by and large, uniformly'; stresses the overall tendency across cases.
• Related原則としてげんそくとしてNeutralSet phrase 'in principle, as a rule'; stresses adherence to a set rule.
• Related全体にぜんたいにNeutralAdverb 'overall'; colloquial, for a whole-picture impression rather than a rule.
• Related全般的にぜんぱんてきにNeutralAdverb 'generally, across the board'; takes in every aspect and leans formal.
• Antonym例外れいがいNeutralAntonym: an 'exception' — what falls outside the customary 「通例」.
• Antonym特例とくれいNeutralAntonym: a 'special case' — an exception set apart from the usual convention of 「通例」.

「通例」 is for written or formal statements of what is customary: 「…するのが通例だ」「通例に従う」. In daily speech say 「普通」 or 「通常」; for 'generally speaking' pick 「一般に」 or 「概して」; for 'mostly' use 「大抵」. Opposites: 「例外」, 「特例」.

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

1. 通常つうじょうの例れい。一般いっぱんの習ならわし。
2. 通常つうじょうでは。一般的いっぱんてきに。