How to say mediocre in Japanese

凡庸☆【ぼんようbon'you】 Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

Example Sentences

賢いkashikoi人hitoのno手teにniかかるkakaruとto、物事monogotoはha実にjitsuniシンプルSHINPURUにniなるnaru。簡単kantanなnaことkotoをwo難しくmuzukashiku言うiuのnoがga、賢いkashikoiふりfuriをwoしshiたta凡庸bon'youなna人間ningenだda。
In the hands of a wise person, things become really simple. It's a mediocre person, pretending to be wise, that makes an easy thing sound difficult.
人気ninki者shaにniなるnaruためtameにniはha、凡庸bon'youでdeなくnakuてteはhaならnaraないnai。
To become popular, you need to be mediocre.

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