ordinary person; common man
Rare, literary term for an average or mediocre person, often with a slightly dismissive or humble nuance. Not used in casual conversation; more common synonyms include 凡人 (ぼんじん) or 普通人 (ふつうじん).
彼は自分を庸人に過ぎないと謙遜した。
He humbly said he was nothing more than an ordinary person.
Compound of 庸 (mediocre, ordinary) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows classical Chinese compounding patterns.