commonplace, ordinary, employment
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 庸 (よう) primarily means commonplace or ordinary, and it often refers to concepts related to employment or mediocrity. Although it isn't commonly used as a standalone word, it appears frequently in compound words like 凡庸 (ぼんよう), which means mediocre, and 中庸 (ちゅうよう), referring to the middle way or moderation. Another example is 庸人 (ようじん), meaning a common man. It’s important to note that while this kanji generally conveys a sense of the ordinary, it can also imply a lack of special qualities, so the context in which it’s used can affect its connotation.
Example sentences
庸人にはできない仕事だ。
This job cannot be done by an ordinary person.
Meanings across languages
- English
- commonplace, ordinary, employment
- Tiếng Việt
- thường
- 日本語
- 庸
- 한국어
- 평범
- 中文
- 庸
- id
- biasa
- th
- ธรรมดา
- es
- común
- fr
- banal
- de
- alltäglich
- pt
- comum
Common compounds
- 凡庸mediocre, ordinary, commonplace
- 中庸middle way, (golden) mean, moderation
- 庸愚mediocrity, imbecility
- 庸人common man
- 庸君stupid ruler
- 庸才mediocre talent
- 付庸dependency, vassal state
- 庸劣mediocre, inferior, commonplace
Words using this kanji
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