平凡

Chinese

 
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
ordinary; every; all; whatever; worldly
simp. and trad.
(平凡)

Pronunciation


Adjective

平凡

  1. (of a person) mediocre; common; ordinary (of a life) simple; uneventful
  2. (mathematics) trivial

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平凡):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 3
ぼん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 平凡 (bjæng bjom, literally even, flat + in every case). Compare modern Min Nan reading pêng-hôan.

Pronunciation

Adjective

平凡 (-na inflection, hiragana へいぼん, rōmaji heibon)

  1. mediocre, ordinary
     (へい) (ぼん) (せい) () () (へい) (ぼん)才能 (さいのう)
    heibon na seijika, heibon na sainō
    a mediocre politician, an ordinary talent

Inflection

Synonyms

  •  (ぼん) (しょう) (bonshō)
  •  (ぼん) (よう) (bon'yō)
  •  (つき) () (tsukinami)

Antonyms

Noun

平凡 (hiragana へいぼん, rōmaji heibon)

  1. mediocrity

Antonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

平凡 (pyeongbeom) (hangeul 평범)

  1. Hanja form? of 평범 (mediocrity).
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