常に

つねに

always, constantly

Mnemonic

The same cloth hanging in the same place every day of the year. Tune つね it once and it stays tuned: his posture does not slip: つねに.

Worth knowing

いつも is the everyday always. 常に is formal and firmer with it.

Built from

常

always, usual

A long cloth hanging down below, the same one day after day. The thing that is always there.

Words sharing these kanji

異常 extraordinary, exceptional 非常 emergency, calamity

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