正常

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Chinese

just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
always; ever; often
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
 
simp. and trad.
(正常)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • zian3 siên5 - Chaozhou;
  • zian3 sion5 - Shantou.

Adjective

正常

  1. normal; regular; ordinary
    正常開放正常开放  ―  zhèngcháng kāifàng  ―  to be open as normal
    物質含量超過正常許可 [MSC, trad.]
    物质含量超过正常许可 [MSC, simp.]
    Dúwùzhì hánliàng chāoguò zhèngcháng xǔkězhí shù bèi.
    The content of toxins in the substance exceeds twice the allowed quantity.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 正常

Pronunciation

Adjective

(せい)(じょう) (seijōせいじやう (seizyau)?-na (adnominal (せい)(じょう) (seijō na), adverbial (せい)(じょう) (seijō ni))

  1. normal

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Noun

(せい)(じょう) (seijōせいじやう (seizyau)?

  1. something that is normal, normality

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN