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非常 (ひじょう): emergency, extraordinary, unusual — Japanese vocabulary

非常 is read ひじょう and means "emergency, extraordinary, unusual". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

非常

Reading
ひじょう · hijou
Translation
emergency, extraordinary, unusual
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ひじょうが

Example

彼女は非常の場合に備えていくらか貯金した。

かのじょはひじょうのばあいにそなえていくらかちょきんした。

She put by some money for a rainy day.

Kanji in this word

  • 非 — non-, not
  • 常 — usual, normal

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