庸

commonplace

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingヨウ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
ordinary
employment
comfortableRtK

Radicals and components

Radical广dotted cliff

Components

How it's built

庸

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

登庸とうよう

付庸ふよう

庸愚ようぐ

庸君ようくん

庸才ようさい

mediocre talent

庸人ようじん

租庸調そようちょう

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

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step