庸

commonplace, ordinary, employment

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

つねのぶやす

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:N1
Frequency:2038

Vocabulary

ヨウ

WordReadingMeaning
登庸トウヨウappointment; assignment; promotion
凡庸ボンヨウmediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
中庸チュウヨウmiddle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
庸愚ヨウグmediocrity; imbecility
庸人ヨウジンcommon man

Other

WordReadingMeaning
庸ようtax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity
庸ちからしろtax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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blue, green
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equip, provision, preparation
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resemblance
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育
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
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有
possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
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肩
shoulder
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斉
adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of
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warehouse, storehouse
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前
in front, before
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