Kanji

凡

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
彼は平凡だが幸せな人生を送っている。

He is living an ordinary but happy life.

小ブルジョア しょうブルジョア
彼は小ブルジョアの家庭で育ち、平凡な生活を望んだ。

He grew up in a petty-bourgeois family and wanted an ordinary life.

凡人 ぼんじん
彼は天才だが、私はただの凡人だ。

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

鴻鵠 こうこく
凡人には英雄の考えは理解しがたいが、彼には鴻鵠の志がある。

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

凡庸 ぼんよう
彼の作品は凡庸で、特に印象に残らなかった。

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

非凡 ひぼん
彼女は幼い頃から非凡な才能を発揮していた。

She demonstrated extraordinary talent from a young age.

孔明臥竜 こうめいがりょう
彼はまだ無名だが、その非凡な才能はまさに孔明臥竜と言える。

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

Example Vocabulary

平凡

へいぼん

ordinary; common; mediocre

凡人

ぼんじん

ordinary person

凡庸

ぼんよう

mediocre; common; ordinary

非凡

ひぼん

extraordinary; uncommon

凡そ

およそ

凡百

ぼんひゃく

平々凡々

へいへいぼんぼん

凡ミス

ぼんミス

凡俗

ぼんぞく

凡

ぼん

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