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    常識

    常じょう識しき

    common sense

    N3KMT4News #5+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab30 strokes

    じょうしき

    Noun

    1.
    common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    それは常じょう識しきです。

    That is common sense.

    KMT3Core Concepts
    社しゃ会かい人じんとしての常じょう識しきを身みにつける必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to acquire common sense as a member of society.

    KMT4Daily LifeWork & Career
    日に本ほんでは、公こう共きょうの場ばでのマナーは常じょう識しきとされている。

    In Japan, manners in public places are considered common sense.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    時じ代だいとともに常じょう識しきも変へん化かしていくものだ。

    Common sense also changes with the times.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsHistory
    彼かれの発はつ言げんは常じょう識しき外はずれで皆みなを驚おどろかせた。

    His remarks were out of common sense and surprised everyone.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    常
    つね・とこ-…(5)
    usual・ordinary・normal・common・regular…(3)
    識
    し.る・しる.す…(3)
    discriminating・know・write
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