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庸 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「广」

道
準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「广」
On
ヨウよう · yō
Kun
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Meaning
commonplace; ordinary

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Originally putting people to ordinary labour; hence common, average, unremarkable.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヨウようyō凡庸ぼんよう中庸ちゅうよう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 凡庸ぼんよう

    mediocre

  • 中庸ちゅうよう

    the middle way; moderation

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

何事(なにごと)も中庸(ちゅうよう)が大切(たいせつ)だ。

In all things, moderation matters.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 广Map of reading ヨウAll maps

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