庸 — kanji meaning “commonplace”
庸
commonplace, ordinary, employment
- Meanings
- commonplace, ordinary, employment
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- つね、のぶ、やす
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2038 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 53
- Chinese reading
- yōng — Chinese character page
Words with 庸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凡庸 | ぼんよう bon'you | mediocre; ordinary; commonplace |
| 中庸 | ちゅうよう chuuyou | middle way; (golden) mean; moderation |
| 庸愚 | ようぐ yougu | mediocrity; imbecility |
| 庸人 | ようじん youjin | common man |
| 租庸調 | そようちょう soyouchou | corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryō system) |
| 庸君 | ようくん youkun | stupid ruler |
| 庸才 | ようさい yousai | mediocre talent |
| 凡庸愚昧 | ぼんようぐまい bon'yougumai | ordinary and ignorant; mediocre and stupid |
| 付庸 | ふよう fuyou | dependency; vassal state |
| 庸劣 | ようれつ youretsu | mediocre; inferior; commonplace |
| 平庸 | へいよう heiyou | average; ordinary |
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