通 常(つうじょう)

つうじょう

noun, adverb

normally; usually; ordinarily

formaldescriptive

1. normally; usually; in ordinary circumstances (adverb)

Used to describe what typically happens or what is the standard situation. Slightly more formal than 普通(ふつう) or いつも.

通常(つうじょう)は八時(はちじ)に始(はじ)まる。

It usually starts at eight o'clock.

通常(つうじょう)、この薬(くすり)は食後(しょくご)に服用(ふくよう)します。

This medicine is normally taken after meals.

2. the normal / regular state (noun, often as 通常の or 通常通り)

Used as a noun-modifier or adverbial phrase meaning "normal" or "as usual," especially in business and announcements: 通常(つうじょう)通(どお)り (as usual), 通常(つうじょう)営業(えいぎょう) (regular business hours).

通常(つうじょう)の値段(ねだん)より安(やす)い。

It's cheaper than the regular price.

通常(つうじょう)通(どお)り営業(えいぎょう)しております。

We are open as usual.

システム障害(しょうがい)が復旧(ふっきゅう)し、現在(げんざい)は通常(つうじょう)の状態(じょうたい)に戻(もど)っております。

The system failure has been resolved, and we are now back to the normal state.

台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で遅延(ちえん)していた電車(でんしゃ)は、先(さき)ほど通常(つうじょう)運転(うんてん)に戻(もど)った。

The trains that had been delayed due to the typhoon returned to normal operation a short while ago.

通常(つうじょう) means "normally," "usually," or "the regular state." It functions both as a noun and as an adverb. Compared with 普通(ふつう) (the most common everyday word for "usual"), 通常(つうじょう) is more formal and is heavily used in business, official announcements, news, and instructions.

Common collocations

通常(つうじょう)通(どお)り: as usual (very common in announcements)
通常(つうじょう)営業(えいぎょう): regular business hours
通常(つうじょう)運転(うんてん): normal operation (trains)
通常(つうじょう)価格(かかく): regular price
通常(つうじょう)業務(ぎょうむ): ordinary work / regular operations
通常(つうじょう)に戻(もど)る: to return to normal
通常(つうじょう)は: normally; usually (sentence-initial adverb)

Similar words

普通(ふつう): usual, normal (most common everyday word; less formal)
いつも: always (frequency-based, not register-marked)
通例(つうれい): as a rule, ordinarily (literary)
一般(いっぱん)に: generally
平常(へいじょう): usual, normal (appears in 平常時(へいじょうじ) "normal times" and in the "flat/calm" sense, e.g. 平常(へいじょう)心(しん) "calm mind")

Usage

通常(つうじょう)通(どお)り is one of the most useful collocations for business announcements: "We are open as usual."
The pair 通常(つうじょう)/特別(とくべつ) (regular/special) is common in pricing and service descriptions: 通常(つうじょう)コース vs 特別(とくべつ)コース.
In speech, 普通(ふつう) replaces 通常(つうじょう) casually: 普通(ふつう)は~ (Normally ~).

Related Words

Compare: 普通(ふつう) (usual, normal (most common everyday word)

Compare: いつも (always)

Compare: 一般(いっぱん) (generally)

Compare: 平常(へいじょう) (usual, normal)

Compare: 普段(ふだん) (usually)

Compare: 正常(せいじょう)な (normal)

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