常識

じょうしき

Common sense

N3noun·joushiki

How to remember it

常 (always) + 識 (knowledge) — what everyone always knows is common sense.

Example sentences

  • そんなことは常識だ。

    そんなことはじょうしきだ。

    That kind of thing is common sense.

  • 常識的に考えて、無理だ。

    じょうしきてきにかんがえて、むりだ。

    Thinking common-sensically, it's impossible.

Usage

Add 的 for "common-sense"; a strong social concept in Japan.

Related words

非常識知識常識的理屈

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