JLPT N1 · 3 strokes
Kanji 凡: "commonplace, ordinary, mediocre"
The kanji 凡 means "commonplace, ordinary, mediocre". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボン, ハン in on'yomi and およ.そ, おうよ.そ, すべ.て in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボンハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
およ.そおうよ.そすべ.て
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | commonplace, ordinary, mediocre |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1730 of 2,501 |
Common words with 凡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 凡ゆるall; every
- 凡そabout; roughly; approximately · generally; on the whole; as a rule
- 平凡ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre
- 大凡about; roughly; approximately · generally; on the whole; as a rule
- 凡人ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
- 凡庸mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
- 非凡extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual
- 凡ordinary; common; mediocre
- 凡夫ordinary person · unenlightened person
- 凡俗mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
- 平々凡々very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
- 凡ミスbasic mistake; careless mistake
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