人並み・人並|ひとなみhitonami[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectiveordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
   彼かれは人並ひとなみの楽らくもできない。↗

   He cannot afford the common comforts of life.

• Synonym平凡へいぼんNeutralPlain and unremarkable, with no distinctive quality; 「人並み」 stresses being on a level with the average person.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe most versatile word for 'ordinary'; 「人並み」 emphasizes being the same as everyone else.
• Synonym尋常じんじょうWrittenWritten register; often used in the negative, as in 「尋常ではない」.
• Synonym凡ぼんWrittenWritten register; mostly seen in compounds like 「凡人」 or 「凡ミス」 rather than on its own.
• Synonym凡庸ぼんようWrittenImplies mediocre talent and is derogatory; 「人並み」 carries no negative shade.
• Synonym並なみNeutralCovers the ordinary or medium grade and also serves as the suffix 「〜並み」.
• Synonym平均的へいきんてきNeutralMeans being at the average level; 「人並み」 stresses being like an ordinary person.
• Synonym一般的いっぱんてきNeutralMeans general or widespread; 「人並み」 focuses on an individual reaching the general level.
• Synonym通常つうじょうNeutralRefers to what is usual under normal circumstances and often works as an adverb; 「人並み」 speaks of one's level.
• Synonym中位ちゅういNeutralSame word as the previous entry, also written 「中位」; refers to medium degree, as in 「中くらいの大きさ」.
• Synonym並大抵なみたいていNeutralUsually in the negative 「並大抵ではない」, which means far from ordinary.
• SynonymありふれたNeutralUsed before a noun; describes things seen everywhere and lacking anything special.
• Synonym並々なみなみNeutralNormally in the negative 「並々ならぬ」, meaning far from ordinary.
• Synonym常識的じょうしきてきNeutralMeans sensible and in line with common sense, as in 「常識的な判断」.
• Synonym凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten register; suggests vulgar, commonplace mediocrity and is derogatory.
• Related通例つうれいWrittenWritten register; means convention or general rule, as in 「通例となっている」.
• Related世間並みせけんなみNeutralVery close to 「人並み」: being at the same level as society in general.
• Related当たり前あたりまえNeutralMeans 'natural' or 'obvious' first, but also covers plain, everyday ordinariness.
• Related何の変哲もないなんのへんてつもないCasualColloquial; stresses being utterly plain and unremarkable, with nothing special at all.
• Related尋常一様じんじょういちようWrittenWritten register; means plain and unremarkable, and is often used in the negative.
• Related決まりきったきまりきったNeutralSuggests formulaic, stereotyped sameness, as in 「決まりきった言い方」.
• RelatedありきたりNeutralSuggests hackneyed, seen-everywhere commonness and carries a negative shade.
• Related凡常ぼんじょうWrittenWritten register for 'ordinary'; rare in actual use.
• Related中くらいちゅうくらいNeutralRefers to medium degree or size, as in 「中くらいの大きさ」.
• Antonym非凡ひぼんWrittenAntonym: extraordinary and outstanding, the direct opposite of 「人並み」.
• Antonym特異とくいWrittenAntonym: unique and distinctive, standing out from the norm.
• Antonym傑出けっしゅつWrittenAntonym: outstanding and distinguished, against the average level of 「人並み」.

Use 「人並み」 for being on a level with ordinary people, as in 「人並みの生活」 or 「人並み以上」. For plain 'ordinary' pick 「普通」; for something unremarkable or run-of-the-mill, 「ありきたり」; for the opposite, 「非凡」. Note that 「尋常」「並大抵」 and 「並々」 usually appear in negatives meaning 'far from ordinary', 「凡庸」 and 「凡俗」 are derogatory, and 「中くらい」 is about medium size or degree.

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1. 普通ふつうの人ひとと同どう程度ていどであること。