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Bon Misu (凡ミス – Careless Mistake)

Apr 02, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments careless, careless mistake, common, delete, mistake, ordinary, stupid

Bon Misu 凡ミス I made a bon misu (凡ミス) of deleting my post today. 私は今日、自分の記事を消すというミスを犯しました。 Since bon (凡) means “ordinary”

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Heibon (平凡 – Ordinary)

Jun 06, 2019Jun 06, 2019 Toru 0 Comments combine, emphasize, extraordinary, insipid, negative word, ordinary

Heibon 平凡 To describe that someone/something is ordinary and insipid, you can use the Japanese word heibon (平凡). 特に優れた点もなく並なことを「平凡」と言います。 Both

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Tsukinami (月並み – Cut-and-Dried)

May 03, 2018May 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments haiku, ordinary

Tsukinami 月並み When something is ordinary or common and boring, it is called tsukinami (月並み) in Japanese. 平凡であることや、ありふれていてつまらないことを、「月並み」と言います。 Tsuki (月)

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