常 usual

尚 (all the more) + 市 (small city/dagger radical)
★★★★★
11 strokes

Onyomi

JOU

Mnemonic

It's usual for communists to stab you with a dagger, all the more if the communist happens to be . . . JOE Stalin!

Kunyomi

つね ( に ) 2 meanings;

1-ordinarily, normally that is the case

2 - I do this all the time!
★★★★★

Jukugo

日常(にちじょう)

everyday life ★★★★☆
日 (sun, day) + 常 (usual) = 日常 (everyday life)

everyday life - you know, on the quotidian tip.

常識(じょうしき)

common sense ★★★★☆
常 (usual) + 識 (be conscious) = 常識 (common sense)

非常(ひじょう)

emergency ★★★★☆
非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (emergency)

emergency. This is the word on all the emergency exits and emergency firehoses. But you'd never say "I'm having an 非常!”

非常(ひじょう) にxxx

exceedingly xxx ★★★☆☆
非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (exceedingly xxx)

in an emergency? No! That would be too simple. ひじょうに means, exceedingly or extremely.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
党 political party OLDER BROTHER 兄
尚 all the more GOATEE
堂 assembly hall GROUND 土
常 usual DAGGER 市

My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.

Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.

The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.

Meaning Hint Radical
償 compensate for PERSON 人
賞 prize MONEY 貝
常 usual DAGGER 市

The PERSON compensated you with a MONEY prize for stabbing you with a DAGGER on a daily basis.

Synonyms

always
いつも たえず のべつ いつでも 始終    必ず    常に    だいぶ 頻繁   
normal
普通な    並みの    普段    一般的な    尋常    典型的   
ordinarily
大分    常に    常事   
very
とても 非常に    めっちゃ 超