Kanji

普

universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あまねく, あまねし

Nanori (Name Reading)

かた, ひろ, ひろし, ゆき

Common Readings

フ

Example sentences

普通 ふつう
朝は普通、コーヒーを飲みます。

I usually drink coffee in the morning.

ごく ごく
彼はごく普通の家庭で育った。

He grew up in a very ordinary family.

普段 ふだん
普段は電車で通勤していますが、今日は天気がいいので歩きました。

Usually I commute by train, but today I walked because the weather is nice.

無口 むくち
彼は普段は無口だが、お酒を飲むと急におしゃべりになる。

He is usually quiet, but when he drinks, he suddenly becomes talkative.

普段から ふだんから
彼は普段から健康に気をつけている。

He usually takes good care of his health.

普通に ふつうに
普通に考えれば、それは不可能です。

Normally speaking, it is impossible.

普及 ふきゅう
スマートフォンは全世代に普及している。

Smartphones have become widely used among all generations.

自動車 じどうしゃ
最近、電気自動車の普及が進んでいる。

Recently, the spread of electric vehicles has been progressing.

普段着 ふだんぎ
休日は普段着のまま近所のカフェで本を読む。

On days off, I read books at a nearby cafe in my everyday clothes.

普遍 ふへん
これは普遍の真理だ

This is a universal truth.

Example Vocabulary

普通

ふつう

common; ordinary; normal; usual

普段

ふだん

usually; ordinarily; everyday

普段から

ふだんから

usually; habitually; from ordinary times

普通に

ふつうに

normally; ordinarily; (colloquial) quite; definitely

普及

ふきゅう

to spread; to become widespread; to diffuse

普段着

ふだんぎ

everyday clothes; casual clothes

普遍的

ふへんてき

普通科

ふつうか

普請

ふしん

普遍

ふへん

universality

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