- 常々 — always / usually
- 常識 — common sense
- 非常 — emergency / unusual
- 通常 — usual / normal
- 常温 — room temperature
- 常時 — at all times
- 常連 — regular customer
- 常夏 — eternal summer
常 is a 形声 (keisei) character, combining 巾 (cloth) for meaning with phonetic elements. It conveys the idea of something steady or laid out flat, extending to “usual” or “constant” in modern Japanese.
常識を 持って 行動してください。
Please act with common sense.
彼は 常連客として 有名です。
He’s known as a regular customer.