JLPT · Level 92
45 words
Japanese word
月並み
Pronunciation
Romajitsukinami
Meaning
- nouncommonplace
Example
これは月並みな考えです。ko re wa tsuki na mi na kanga e de su
This is a commonplace idea.
More examples
作家は月並みの表現を避けます。sak ka wa tsuki na mi no hyō gen o sa ke ma su
The writer avoids trite expressions.
Core concept
月並み (tsukinami) presents an idea or thing as so familiar that it feels unoriginal rather than distinctive.
Common phrases
月並みの結論tsuki na mi no ketsu ron
a commonplace conclusion
月並みの意見tsuki na mi no i ken
a commonplace opinion
月並みの発想tsuki na mi no has sō
a commonplace idea
Similar words
陳腐chinpu: An idea or expression that is stale because it has been used too often.
平凡heibon: An idea or thing that is ordinary rather than distinctive.
ありきたりarikitari: An idea or expression that is predictable and unoriginal.
Definition in Japanese
多くの人が見慣れていて、平凡で新味のないこと。ō ku no hito ga mi na re te i te hei bon de shin mi no na i ko to
Word origin
月並み (tsukinami) joins 月 (tsuki, "month") with 並み (nami, "being in the usual range"), originally referring to something done every month before gaining its sense of ordinariness.
Usage tips
- Although ordinary can be neutral in English, 月並み (tsukinami) often suggests that a familiar idea lacks originality, making it closer to trite in critical contexts.
Other meanings
- tritena-adjective
- ordinaryna-adjective
Opposites
- 独創性dokusōseioriginalitynoun
- 非凡さhibonsaexceptionalitynoun
Related words
- 月並みさtsukinamisatritenessnoun