"凡人" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [bõ̞ɲ̟ɲ̟ĩɴ] Forms: 凡人 [canonical] (ruby: (ぼん), (にん)), bonnin [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 凡人 (bjom nyin). Compare modern Hakka reading fàm-ngìn. The goon, so likely the initial borrowing. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ぼんじん}} Middle Chinese, {{m|zh|凡人|tr=bjom nyin}} 凡人 (bjom nyin), {{cog|hak|-}} Hakka Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぼんにん}} 凡(ぼん)人(にん) • (bonnin)
  1. an ordinary person
    Sense id: en-凡人-ja-noun-1D6xJ1N9 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 51 49
  2. a commoner, someone who is not nobility Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-凡人-ja-noun-6v3msIrO Disambiguation of People: 0 37 0 37 26 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (commoner): 平民: a commoner; 臣下 (heimin) (ruby: 平民(へいみん), 臣下(しんか)) (english: a commoner, a subject) Synonyms (ordinary person): 凡夫 (bonbu) (english: Buddhist overtones; used more in writing)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'commoner': 3 47 3 47 Disambiguation of 'ordinary person': 48 2 48 2

Noun

IPA: [bõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ] Forms: 凡人 [canonical] (ruby: (ぼん), (じん)), bonjin [romanization]
Etymology: Shift in pronunciation from bonnin above, using the kan'on reading of jin for 人. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|人}} 人 Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぼんじん}} 凡(ぼん)人(じん) • (bonjin)
  1. an ordinary person
    Sense id: en-凡人-ja-noun-1D6xJ1N91
  2. a commoner, someone who is not nobility Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-凡人-ja-noun-6v3msIrO1 Disambiguation of People: 0 37 0 37 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (commoner): 平民: a commoner; 臣下 (heimin) (ruby: 平民(へいみん), 臣下(しんか)) (english: a commoner, a subject) Synonyms (ordinary person): 凡夫 (bonbu) (english: Buddhist overtones; used more in writing)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'commoner': 3 47 3 47 Disambiguation of 'ordinary person': 48 2 48 2

Noun

IPA: [hã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ] Forms: 凡人 [canonical] (ruby: (はん), (じん)), hanjin [romanization]
Etymology: Shift in pronunciation from bonnin or bonjin above, using the kan'on reading for both characters. This reading appears in use by the 有職家 (yūsokuka, “people well acquainted with the rites and ceremonies of the imperial court and nobility”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|有職家||people well acquainted with the rites and ceremonies of the imperial court and nobility|tr=yūsokuka}} 有職家 (yūsokuka, “people well acquainted with the rites and ceremonies of the imperial court and nobility”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|はんじん}} 凡(はん)人(じん) • (hanjin)
  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) an ordinary person, a commoner Tags: obsolete, possibly, rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-凡人-ja-noun-Rj~gl0xL Disambiguation of People: 0 37 0 37 26 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 7 11 7 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 8 8 69 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 19 10 19 10 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 9 7 9 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[hã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "凡人"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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