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庸

commonplace
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. commonplace
    彼は中庸を心得たじんぶつである。He is man of moderate views.tatoeba
    都会と田舎の生活の中庸を見つけるのは難しい。It is difficult to find a happy medium between city and countryside.tatoeba
  2. ordinary
  3. employment
  4. comfortableRtK
  1. tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period)
  2. tax in kind
  3. mediocrity

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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commonplace · cave · rake · screwdriver · utilise · utilize · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · walking stick

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1266

Compound words

凡庸ぼんよう
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
中庸ちゅうよう
middle way
登庸とうよう
appointment
付庸ふよう
dependency
庸愚ようぐ
mediocrity
庸君ようくん
stupid ruler
庸才ようさい
mediocre talent
庸人ようじん
common man
租庸調そようちょう
corvee
凡庸愚昧ぼんようぐまい
ordinary and ignorant

Additional Examples

何事にも中庸。
Moderation in all things.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 庸

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