凡人（ぼんじん）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: ordinary person
Example sentences
- 私はごく普通の凡人だ。 — I'm just an ordinary person.
- 凡人でも努力で道は開ける。 — Even an ordinary person can open a path through effort.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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