凡ぼん常じょう

na-adjective, noun

ordinary; common; mediocre

A somewhat formal or literary word for something unremarkable, average, or lacking special qualities. Often used in written descriptions or critical contexts.

• 彼かれの才さい能のうは凡ぼん常じょうの域いきを出でない。

  His talent does not go beyond the ordinary.

• 凡ぼん常じょうな発はっ想そうでは、この問もん題だいは解かい決けつできない。

  You cannot solve this problem with ordinary ideas.