可かもなく不ふ可かもなく

Meanings

neither good nor bad; so-so; average

A set phrase used to describe something that is mediocre, unremarkable, or just passable. Often used when evaluating quality, performance, or experience.

彼かれの料りょう理りは可かもなく不ふ可かもなくといったところだ。
His cooking is neither good nor bad, just so-so.
映えい画がの評ひょう価かは可かもなく不ふ可かもなくだった。
The movie's reviews were average.

Kanji

可can, passable, approval
不negative, non-, bad
無nothingness, none, ain't

Related words

まあまあ
まあまあ is a more casual, everyday word for 'so-so' or 'okay', while 可もなく不可もなく is a more formal, set phrase often used in evaluations.
普ふ通つう
普通 means 'ordinary' or 'normal' and is a general adjective/noun, whereas 可もなく不可もなく specifically expresses a balanced, mediocre judgment.

Built from

可か+不ふ可か

Written forms

可かもなく不ふ可かもなく
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
可かも無なく不ふ可かも無なく
Full kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
可かもなく不ふ可かも無なく
Mixed spelling variant.

Etymology

Derived from the Chinese-style grading terms 可 (acceptable) and 不可 (unacceptable), combined with も...なく (neither...nor). The phrase literally means 'neither acceptable nor unacceptable'.