Meaning of 通例 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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通例
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Kana Readingつうれい
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Romajitsūrei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- usually; customarily
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Example Sentences
通例, つうれい used in context
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特に、調和平均の実際の使用例としては、「平均速度」が主に取り上げられ、説明がそこで終わってしまうのが通例である。
In particular it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.
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Cats usually hate dogs.
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When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.
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As a rule, we don't allow smoking.
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Truth is usually expressed in the present tense.
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As a rule, we have three meals a day.
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Kanji found in this word
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
On: ツウ, ツ
Kun: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う
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