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普通人 (futsuujin) Japanese meaning: ordinary person | Kotomora

普ふ通つう人じん

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Meanings

1

ordinary person; average person

Refers to a person without special qualities, abilities, or status; a regular, everyday individual.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんを普ふ通つう人じんだと言いった。

Kanji

普universal, wide(ly), generally
通traffic, pass through, avenue
人person

Related words

一いっ般ぱん人じん
一般人 is more common and neutral for 'ordinary person' or 'member of the general public'. 普通人 can sound slightly more philosophical or contrastive with 'special' people.

Built from

He said he was an ordinary person.

普ふ通つう

Etymology

Compound of 普通 (futsū, 'ordinary') + 人 (jin, 'person').