1.
everyday, daily, ordinary
Relating to regular, routine activities or aspects of daily life.
日常 describes the ordinary, routine aspects of life. It can function as a noun ("daily life") or as a no-adjective modifier ("everyday").
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 日常生活: everyday life
- 日常会話: everyday conversation
- 日常茶飯事: everyday occurrence, routine matter
- 日常的: routine, everyday (na-adjective form)
CONTRAST:
- 日常: everyday, ordinary
- 非日常: extraordinary, out of the ordinary
USAGE:
As a modifier, takes の: 日常の仕事 (daily work). The derived form 日常的 works as a na-adjective: 日常的な作業 (routine tasks).
Related Words
Antonym:
非日常 (extraordinary, unusual)