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What is the Kanji for 'Ordinary' and 'Common'? | 庸

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Ordinary' and 'Common', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Ordinary' and 'Common' is 庸.

    kanji

    庸

    Meaning

    Ordinary, Common

    Reading

    onyomiよう

    you

    Parts

    广Dotted cliff 聿Brush

    Radical

    广

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    1843

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 庸

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    广

    Meaning

    Dotted cliff

    radical

    聿

    Meaning

    Brush

Kanji Related to 庸 Through the Part 广

These 21 kanji contain the part 广 as well.

    kanji

    廉

    Meaning

    Cheap, Bargain

    kanji

    廊

    Meaning

    Corridor, Passageway

    kanji

    座

    Meaning

    Sit, Seat

    kanji

    庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

    kanji

    店

    Meaning

    Shop

    kanji

    床

    Meaning

    Bed, Floor

    kanji

    応

    Meaning

    Answer, Respond

    kanji

    庁

    Meaning

    Government office, Agency

    kanji

    唐

    Meaning

    Tang dynasty

    kanji

    広

    Meaning

    Wide

    kanji

    廃

    Meaning

    Waste, Abolish

    kanji

    麻

    Meaning

    Hemp, Numb

    kanji

    序

    Meaning

    Beginning, Preface

    kanji

    底

    Meaning

    Bottom

    kanji

    康

    Meaning

    Healthy, Peaceful

    kanji

    席

    Meaning

    Seat

    kanji

    庶

    Meaning

    Commoner, Manifold

    kanji

    鹿

    Meaning

    Deer

    kanji

    庭

    Meaning

    Garden

    kanji

    度

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

    kanji

    府

    Meaning

    Government office, Urban prefecture

Kanji Related to 庸 Through the Part 聿

These 6 kanji contain the part 聿 as well.

    kanji

    粛

    Meaning

    Purge, Solemn

    kanji

    書

    Meaning

    Write

    kanji

    律

    Meaning

    Law, Rhythm

    kanji

    津

    Meaning

    Harbor, Haven

    kanji

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

    kanji

    建

    Meaning

    Build

Learn the Kanji 庸

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 庸 mean?

庸 means 'Ordinary' and 'Common'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.