普段

Japanese

Kanji in this term
普	段
ふ Grade: S	だん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

The kanji spelling is phonetic ateji (当て字); originally written as 不断(ふだん) (fudan).

Adjective

普(ふ)段(だん) • (fudan) -na (adnominal 普(ふ)段(だん)な (fudan na), adverbial 普(ふ)段(だん)に (fudan ni))

1. everyday, informal, ordinary, usual case

Synonyms

• 日常(にちじょう) (nichijō)
• 褻(け) (ke)

Antonyms

• 非日常
• 晴(は)れ (hare)

Derived terms

• 普段着(ふだんぎ) (fudangi)