世間並み・世間なみ・世間並|せけんなみsekennami

1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
   我々われわれも世間せけんなみのことをしなくちゃ。↗

   We had better do what other people do.

• Synonym平凡へいぼんNeutralLacks anything outstanding; stresses plainness and often carries a mildly negative shade, as in 「平凡な人生」.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe everyday default for 'ordinary', with the broadest range of use; it does not specifically measure things against society's general standard.
• Synonym凡庸ぼんようWrittenWritten word for mediocre, lacking talent or charm; clearly negative and mostly used of people — far harsher than 「世間並み」.
• SynonymありふれたNeutralFound everywhere, seen all the time; stresses sheer frequency, as in 「ありふれた話」.
• Synonym凡ぼんNeutralAn adverb read 「おおよそ」 meaning roughly or on the whole; unrelated in meaning to 「世間並み」 and not interchangeable.
• Synonym平均的へいきんてきNeutralAt the average level; a statistical, objective term that carries no eye of social judgment.
• Synonym凡常ぼんじょうWrittenWritten and very rare; it simply means ordinary, so in daily speech 「平凡」 is enough.
• Synonym平俗へいぞくWrittenWritten and rare: commonplace or trite, also plain, easy-to-understand writing. For life or treatment at an ordinary level, say 「世間並み」.
• Synonym凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten, with a disparaging tone: mediocre and vulgar, or ordinary folk, the masses.
• Related尋常じんじょうWrittenWritten; mostly seen in the negative 「尋常ではない」 ('extraordinary'). Standing alone for 'ordinary' is uncommon.
• Related人並みひとなみNeutralBeing like ordinary people, as in 「人並みの生活」; very close to 「世間並み」.
• Related当たり前あたりまえNeutralMeans natural, obvious, or ordinary; stresses what reason or convention expects, as in 「当たり前のこと」.
• Related通俗つうぞくWrittenWritten: aimed at the general public and easy to follow, chiefly for literary works, as in 「通俗小説」.
• Related常識的じょうしきてきNeutralSensible, in line with common sense; stresses sound judgment and does not compare one's level with other people's.
• Related無難ぶなんNeutralSafe and unlikely to invite criticism; stresses avoiding risk, as in 「無難な選択」.
• Related何の変哲もないなんのへんてつもないCasualColloquial set phrase for something with nothing special about it; stresses the plainness of the thing itself.
• Related決まりきったきまりきったNeutralFormulaic and stereotyped; stresses rigidity and fixity, as in 「決まりきった挨拶」.
• Related十人並みじゅうにんなみNeutralRates looks or ability as middling, as in 「十人並みの器量」; not used of living standards.
• RelatedありきたりNeutralCommon and unoriginal, with a negative shade, as in 「ありきたりの答え」.
• Antonym特異とくいWrittenWritten: distinctive or peculiar — the opposite of the conforming 「世間並み」.
• Antonym異例いれいWrittenWritten: exceptional or unprecedented, as in 「異例の措置」; the opposite of the general case.
• Antonym非凡ひぼんWrittenWritten: extraordinary and outstanding, as in 「非凡な才能」; the opposite of ordinary and plain.

In everyday speech 「普通」 is the default. When judging life or treatment against society's general standard, use 「世間並み」 or 「人並み」; for something with no novelty, 「ありきたり」. For middling looks or ability pick 「十人並み」, for safe choices 「無難」, and on the exceptional side 「非凡」.

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1. 世間せけん一般いっぱんの人々ひとびとと同おなじような、ごく普通ふつうの状態じょうたいや行動こうどう。