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凡

3 strokes
Radical:
table 几
Parts:
丶 几
Variants:
凢
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
Kun:
およ.そ、 おうよ.そ、 すべ.て
On:
ボン、 ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 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.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 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
  • 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

Readings

Japanese names:
なみ、 ひろ、 みな
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fan2
Korean:
beom

Spanish

  • mediocre
  • insignificante

Portuguese

  • medíocre

French

  • médiocre
1827 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1507 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
654 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1338 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1084 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
37 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1102 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1153 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
467 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
170 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3656 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1866 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2543 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
62 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1739 Morohashi
2938 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
433 New Nelson (John Haig)
62 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
66 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1013 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3656 2001 Kanji
2s1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-1 SKIP code
7721.0 Four corner code
1-43-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
51e1 Unicode hex code

庸

11 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
广 ヨ 用 聿
commonplace, ordinary, employment
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2038 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 庸 【ヨウ】 tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period), tax in kind, mediocrity
  • 庸君 【ヨウクン】 stupid ruler
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 凡庸 【ボンヨウ】 mediocre, ordinary, commonplace, banal

Readings

Japanese names:
つね、 のぶ、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong1
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • común
  • ordinario
  • mediocre
  • contratar
  • dar empleo

Portuguese

  • lugar comum
  • comum
  • emprego

French

  • banal
  • ordinaire
  • emploi
1875 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1909 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1520 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1302 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1260 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1507 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1696 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1812 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1728 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
594 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3881 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1998 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2697 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1190 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9378 Morohashi
3128 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1624 New Nelson (John Haig)
1182 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1266 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1428 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
553 2001 Kanji
3q8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-45-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5eb8 Unicode hex code

愚

13 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
冂 厶 心 田 禹
foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid
Kun:
おろ.か
On:
グ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1551 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 愚 【グ】 foolishness, silliness, stupidity, folly, I, me
  • 愚痴 【グチ】 idle complaint, grumble, moha (ignorance, folly)
  • 軽愚 【ケイグ】 moronity, moron
  • 大愚 【タイグ】 great folly or fool

Kun reading compounds

  • 愚か 【おろか】 foolish, stupid, silly
  • 愚かしい 【おろかしい】 foolish, stupid

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu2
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • estupidez
  • tontería
  • prefijo humilde para cosas propias

Portuguese

  • tolo
  • tolice
  • disparate
  • estúpidez

French

  • stupide
  • absurdité
  • idiot
  • bête
1184 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1884 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1730 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1496 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1308 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2032 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1642 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1755 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1701 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
793 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3513 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2467 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1976 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10946X Morohashi
2834 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925 New Nelson (John Haig)
1957 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2107 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1623 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3658 2001 Kanji
4k9.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-9-4 SKIP code
2-8-4 SKIP code
6033.2 Four corner code
1-22-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
611a Unicode hex code

昧

9 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
｜ 二 亠 ハ 日 木
dark, foolish
Kun:
くら.い、 むさぼ.る
On:
マイ、 バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 昧爽 【マイソウ】 dawn
  • 昧旦 【マイタン】 dawn, daybreak
  • 三昧 【サンマイ】 samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation), being immersed in, being absorbed in, indulging in, doing to one's heart's content, prone to, apt to
  • 蒙昧 【モウマイ】 ignorance, (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation), unenlightened, uncivilized, uncivilised

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei4
Korean:
mae

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2113 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
413 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1105 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
794 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
13846 Morohashi
2444 New Nelson (John Haig)
2445 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
231 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4c5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
6509.0 Four corner code
1-43-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6627 Unicode hex code