常識

• 読み: じょうしき
• ローマ字: jōshiki
• 漢字の分解: 常 (jō) — ordinary; 識 (shiki) — knowledge, understanding
• 発音: /dʑoːɕiki/

意味

Common sense; conventional wisdom; general knowledge expected of any reasonable person.

A noun referring to the shared understanding of norms, facts, and appropriate behaviour within a society. 常識がある means one possesses good judgement, while 常識がない is a serious social criticism implying immaturity or ignorance of social norms.

例文

1. 社会人として最低限の常識は持っておくべきだ。
2. 常識的に考えれば、その申し出を断るのが自然だろう。
3. 彼女の常識を疑うような発言が会議の空気を凍りつかせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: social norms, workplace, education, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 常 (ordinary, regular) and 識 (knowledge, awareness). Modelled on the English concept of 'common sense' (コモン・センス) and popularised during the Meiji era as Western civic values were adapted into Japanese society.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal