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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 3

Meaning: commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

Kunyomi: およ.そ, おうよ.そ, すべ.て

Onyomi: ボン, ハン

Composition: 几 丶

凡

Radical

Radical: 几

Meaning: table

Reading: きにょう

Frequency: 38

几

Examples

Onyomi Examples

凡 (ボン) ordinary, common, mediocre

凡人 (ボンジン) ordinary person, average person, mediocre person

超凡 (チョウボン) extraordinary

不凡 (フボン) uncommon, outstanding

凡百 (ボンピャク) various, many, all kinds of

凡例 (ハンレイ) explanatory notes (at the start of a book), introductory remarks, usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary), legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

凡そ (およそ) about, roughly, approximately, generally, on the whole, as a rule, completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb), outline, gist

大凡 (おおよそ) about, roughly, approximately, generally, on the whole, as a rule, completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb), outline, gist

全て (すべて) everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all

すべての道はローマに通ず (すべてのみちはローマにつうず) all roads lead to Rome

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