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Japanese symbol for “uneventful”

Romaji: heibon
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre

In Japanese, uneventful is , read (heibon).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

Kanji and stroke order

even, flat, peace
on: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kun: たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら
5 strokes · JLPT 2
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
on: ボン、ハン
kun: およ.そ、おうよ.そ、すべ.て
3 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “uneventful”

WordReadingMeaning
ことなし kotonashiuneventful; peaceful; safe
たんたん tantanuneventful; peaceful; monotonous
へいたん heitancalm; peaceful; uneventful
ぬるまゆ nurumayucomfortable; easy; relaxed
へいおんぶじ heionbujipeaceful; quiet; uneventful

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいわ heiwapeace; harmony
へいきん heikinaverage; mean
へいせい heiseiHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
へいじつ heijitsuweekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
へいや heiyaplain; open field
こうへい kouheifair; impartial; just
ぼんじん bonjinordinary person; average person; mediocre person
ぼんよう bon'youmediocre; ordinary; commonplace

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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