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十人並み (juuninnami) Japanese meaning: average | Kotomora
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えい
語ご
力りょく
は
十じゅう
人にん
並な
み
だ
。
His English ability is about average.
She has ordinary looks, but her personality is really nice.
Related words 人ひと 並な み 人並み means 'average' or 'ordinary' in a general sense, while 十人並み emphasizes comparison with a group of ten, often implying a modest or unremarkable level.
普ふ 通つう 普通 is the most common word for 'normal' or 'usual', while 十人並み is more specific to ability or appearance and carries a nuance of being unexceptional.
Written forms 十じゅう 人にん 並な み
Standard kanji spelling with the suffix 並み.
十じゅう 人にん 並なみ
Variant without the okurigana み; less common but still seen.
Etymology Compound of 十人 (ten people) and 並み (average, level). The literal meaning is 'on par with ten people', implying an ordinary standard.