Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 尋常(じんじょう) in Japanese

尋常
Kana Reading
じんじょう
Romaji
jinjō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    common; usual
    Example sentence
    ジェーンの死は尋常ではない。 Jane didn't die a natural death.

Examples of 尋常, じんじょう in a sentence

  • ジェーンの死は尋常ではない。

    Jane didn't die a natural death.

Kanji in this word

尋 JLPT 1

12 strokes

inquire, fathom, look for

On'Yomi: ジン

Kun'Yomi: たず.ねる, ひろ

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常 JLPT 3

11 strokes

usual, ordinary, normal, regular

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: つね, とこ-

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