凡人
Chinese[edit]
ordinary; every; all ordinary; every; all; whatever; worldly |
man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (凡人) |
凡 | 人 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
凡人
Synonyms[edit]
- (ordinary person):
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- (mortal): 世人 (shìrén)
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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凡 | 人 |
ぼん Grade: S |
にん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese compound 凡人 (bjom nyin). Compare modern Hakka reading fàm-ngìn.
The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
This reading appears to be somewhat less common than bonjin below.
The ordinary sense of this term is somewhat negative, with overtones of mediocre, unremarkable, lackluster.
Synonyms[edit]
- (ordinary person): 凡人 (bonjin) (see below); 凡夫 (bonbu) (Buddhist overtones; used more in writing)
- (commoner): 平民 (heimin): a commoner; 臣下 (shinka): a commoner, a subject
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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凡 | 人 |
ぼん Grade: S |
じん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Shift in pronunciation from bonnin above, using the kan'on reading of jin for 人.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
This appears to be the more common reading.
The ordinary sense of this term is somewhat negative, with overtones of mediocre, unremarkable, lackluster.
Synonyms[edit]
- (ordinary person): 凡人 (bonnin) (see above); 凡夫 (bonbu) (Buddhist overtones; used more in writing)
- (commoner): 平民 (heimin): a commoner; 臣下 (shinka): a commoner, a subject
Antonyms[edit]
- (ordinary person): 偉人 (ijin): a magnificent person
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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凡 | 人 |
はん Grade: S |
じん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Shift in pronunciation from bonnin or bonjin above, using the kan'on reading for both characters.
This reading appears in use by the 有職家 (yūsokuka, “people well acquainted with the rites and ceremonies of the imperial court and nobility”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
The hanjin reading is the least common.
References[edit]
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- zh:People
- Japanese terms spelled with 凡 read as ぼん
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- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
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- Japanese terms spelled with 人 read as じん
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- Japanese terms with rare senses
- Japanese terms with obsolete senses
- ja:People