Vocabulary

What does 普通 (ふつう, futsuu) mean?

普通 (ふつう, futsuu) means normal, ordinary; local train (stops at every station).

Quick facts
Readingふつう
Romajifutsuu
Part of speechno-adjective, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ふつう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfutsuu

normal, ordinary; local train (stops at every station)

  1. 1no-adjective · na-adjective normal; ordinary; regular
  2. 2adverb normally; ordinarily; usually
  3. 3noun local train; train that stops at every station

Example sentences

  • I'm normally at home on Sundays.

  • I'll go by regular train.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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