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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

常じょう時じ

jouji

always, at all times

More formal than いつも. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 常時じょうじヘルメットを被かぶっています。

    We always wear helmets.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 現在げんざい、京都きょうとで特とくに人気にんきがある店みせの1つで、常時じょうじ、行列ぎょうれつが出来できている。

    One of the most popular stores in Kyoto, there is always a line of people waiting to get in.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 龍光院りゅうこういんは常時じょうじ非公開ひこうかい。

    Ryoko’in Temple is ordinarily closed to the public.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 常時

  • 常usual; ordinaryOnジョウKunつね・とこ-
  • 時time; hourOnジKunとき

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