Kanji

凡

commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

几部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボン, ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

およそ, おうよそ, すべて

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか, つね, なみ

Common Readings

ハン, ボン

Example sentences

平凡 へいぼん
平凡 幸せ 人生 送っている

He is living an ordinary but happy life.

凡人 ぼんじん
天才 ただ 凡人

He is a genius, but I am just an ordinary person.

鴻鵠 こうこく
凡人 英雄 考え 理解 しがたい 鴻鵠 ある

Ordinary people find it hard to understand the thoughts of a hero, but he possesses great ambitions.

凡庸 ぼんよう
作品 凡庸 特に 印象 残ら なかった

His work was mediocre and didn't leave much of an impression.

非凡 ひぼん
彼女 幼い から 非凡 才能 発揮 していた

She demonstrated extraordinary talent from a young age.

孔明臥竜 こうめいがりょう
まだ 無名 その 非凡 才能 まさに 孔明臥竜 言える

He is still unknown, but his extraordinary talent can truly be called that of a hidden genius.

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