commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
On'yomi (音読み)
- ボン
- ハン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- およ.そ
- おうよ.そ
- すべ.て
About this kanji
The kanji 凡 (ぼん or ハン) represents the concepts of being commonplace or ordinary. It is typically used as a noun, referring to things that are mediocre or not special. You can find it in compound words like 平凡 (へいぼん), which means 'ordinary', and 凡人 (ぼんじん), meaning 'ordinary person'. Another useful term is 凡そ (およそ), which translates to 'about' or 'approximately'. A quick note is that while this kanji often carries a negative connotation of dullness or mediocrity, it also can imply practicality and simplicity, highlighting the beauty found in the everyday.
Example sentences
凡人でも努力で成功できる。
Even an ordinary person can succeed through effort.
Meanings across languages
- English
- commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
- Tiếng Việt
- thông thường, bình thường
- 日本語
- 凡人, 普通, 平凡
- 한국어
- 일반적인, 보통의, 형편없는
- 中文
- 普通, 平常, 平庸
- id
- biasa, umum
- th
- ธรรมดา, ทั่วไป
- es
- común, ordinario
- fr
- banal, ordinaire
- de
- gewöhnlich, gewöhnlich
- pt
- comum, ordinário
Common compounds
- 平凡へいぼんordinary, common, commonplace
- 凡そおよそabout, roughly, approximately
- 凡人ぼんじんordinary person, average person, mediocre person
- 凡ゆるあらゆるall, every
- 凡退ぼんたいout in 1-2-3 order
- 非凡ひぼんextraordinary, uncommon, remarkable
- 凡打ぼんだeasy fly, easy grounder
- 凡庸ぼんようmediocre, ordinary, commonplace
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