Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 5
とう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of 常套 +‎

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(じょう)(とう)() (jōtōku

  1. conventional phrase, stock phrase, cliche
    Synonym: 常套語

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN