Kanji 凡 commonplace, ordinary, mediocre Related words 平へい 凡ぼん 平凡 means 'ordinary, common, mediocre', the direct opposite of 非凡 . While 非凡 highlights exceptional quality, 平凡 describes something average or unremarkable.
凡ぼん 凡 is a bound morpheme meaning 'mediocre' or 'ordinary', often used in compounds like 凡人 (ordinary person). 非凡 negates this with 非 (non-), creating 'not ordinary'.
Opposites ordinary; common; mediocre
ordinary; common; mediocre
非凡 means exceptional or extraordinary, the direct opposite of 凡庸 's meaning of being mediocre or unremarkable.
Etymology Compound of 非 (hi, 'not') and 凡 (bon, 'ordinary, mediocre'). The kanji 凡 originally referred to a sail or something common, and 非 is a negation prefix. Together they form the meaning 'not ordinary, extraordinary'.
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