周知 しゅうち
shūchi

Noun
Suru Verb
no-Adjective

1. common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

Transitive
天才 てんさいがその存命 ぞんめい ちゅう をなすことはめったにないということは周知 しゅうち事実 じじつである。
tensaiga sono zommēchūni nao nasu kotowa mettani naito iu kotowa shūchino jijitsudearu.
It is a matter of common knowledge that a man of genius is seldom successful in his own lifetime.