通常|つうじょうtsuujou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, adverbusual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
   彼かれは、通常つうじょうバスで学校がっこうへ行いきます。↗

   He usually goes to school by bus.

• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralMeans normal or ordinary, as in 「普通の人」; the most common choice in speech, while 「通常」 leans written and covers ordinary times with no special circumstances.
• Synonym一般いっぱんNeutralMeans general or common, as in 「一般の人」「一般的に」; leans toward the general public as opposed to specialists or the exceptional.
• Synonym当たり前あたりまえNeutralColloquial; means natural or taken for granted, as in 「当たり前のこと」; stresses what common sense says should be so.
• Synonym一般にいっぱんにNeutralAdverb meaning 'generally' or 'widely', as in 「一般に知られている」; covers what holds true in most cases.
• SynonymたいていNeutralMeans 'mostly' or 'usually', as in 「大抵家にいる」; focuses on what happens in most cases and is common in speech.
• Synonym通例つうれいWrittenWritten; means convention or the usual practice, as in 「通例となっている」; stresses established custom.
• Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralMeans 'like everyone else', as in 「人並みの生活」; measures things against what ordinary people do.
• Related並なみNeutralMeans average or middling, as in 「並の人間」「人並み」; stresses an ordinary level or degree.
• Related平凡へいぼんNeutralMeans ordinary with a shade of mediocrity, as in 「平凡な人生」; carries the judgement that nothing about it stands out.
• Related概してがいしてWrittenWritten adverb meaning 'generally speaking', as in 「概して良好」; gives an overall assessment.
• Related総じてそうじてWrittenWritten adverb meaning 'on the whole', as in 「総じて好評だ」; sums up an overall evaluation.
• RelatedおしなべてWrittenWritten adverb meaning 'on the whole, uniformly', as in 「おしなべて高い」; generalizes across the board.
• Related原則としてげんそくとしてFormalFormal; means 'as a rule' or 'in principle', as in 「原則として禁止」; covers the general case under rules, with exceptions allowed.
• RelatedありきたりNeutralMeans commonplace or run-of-the-mill, as in 「ありきたりな話」; often carries a negative shade of the same old thing.
• Antonym異常いじょうNeutralAntonym meaning abnormal; contrasts with the uneventful ordinariness of 「通常」.
• Antonym特別とくべつNeutralAntonym meaning special or exceptional, as in 「特別料金」; the direct opposite of 「通常」.
• Antonym例外的れいがいてきWrittenWritten; means exceptional, describing cases that fall outside the usual rule.

Use 「通常」 for ordinary times when nothing special is happening; it leans written, as in 「通常営業」「通常は〜」. In everyday speech say 「普通」; for the general public as opposed to specialists, 「一般」; for 'in most cases', 「大抵」. 「通例」 and 「原則として」 suit conventions and rules, 「総じて」「概して」 sum up evaluations, and 「特別」「異常」 are the opposites.

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

1. 変かわった事情じじょうがないこと。
2. 変かわった事情じじょうのない時ときに。いつも通とおりで。普通ふつうの場合ばあい。