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通例

Reading

Kana: つうれい
Romaji: tsuurei
Kana
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Definition

adv
1

usually; customarily

Kanji

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: レイ、 たと.える
Meanings: example, custom, usage, precedent

Example Sentences

ネコは通例犬(つうれいけん)(きら)いだ。
➥Cats usually hate dogs.
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通例(つうれい)喫煙(きつえん)許可(きょか)していません。
➥As a rule, we don't allow smoking.
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私達(わたしたち)通例(つうれい)、1(にち)に3(かい)食事(しょくじ)をする。
➥As a rule, we have three meals a day.
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(ねこ)通例犬(つうれいけん)大嫌(だいきら)いだ。
➥Cats usually hate dogs.
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真理(しんり)通例(つうれい)現在(げんざい)時制(じせい)表現(ひょうげん)される。
➥Truth is usually expressed in the present tense.
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日本(にっぽん)では(おや)(とし)をとると、通例(つうれい)子供(こども)たちの世話(せわ)になる。
➥When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.
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