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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

いつも

N5
itsumo
  1. always
adverb

Also written 何時も

Chinese meanings

总是;平时

Examples

  • あの子こはいつもニコニコしている。
    She is always smiling.
    那孩子总是笑眯眯的。
  • あの子こはいつもだだをこねている。
    That child is always throwing tantrums.
    那孩子总是撒泼耍赖。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('dea2a1df8b'); // いつも
{
  "id": "dea2a1df8b",
  "word": "いつも",
  "reading": "いつも",
  "romaji": "itsumo",
  "meanings": [
    "always"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1188890,
  "other_forms": [
    "何時も"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あの子はいつもニコニコしている。",
      "furigana": "あの{子|こ}はいつもニコニコしている。",
      "en": "She is always smiling.",
      "tatoeba_id": 230970
    },
    {
      "ja": "あの子はいつもだだをこねている。",
      "furigana": "あの{子|こ}はいつもだだをこねている。",
      "en": "That child is always throwing tantrums.",
      "tatoeba_id": 230973
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "6390dd15a8f766952c1400a3b775373456704d13c8c9e43772074ba39e247ed4",
    "meanings": [
      "总是",
      "平时"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あの子はいつもニコニコしている。",
        "zh": "那孩子总是笑眯眯的。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あの子はいつもだだをこねている。",
        "zh": "那孩子总是撒泼耍赖。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/dea2a1df8b",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "b62b4e6740679387c2c2860abd6a6f4ea760d39156c843d6ff657e5703edfc7c"
  }
}