通俗|つうぞくtsuuzoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivepopular; common

• Synonym平凡へいぼんNeutralOrdinary with no distinctive features; often evaluates a life or work. Unlike 「通俗」, it does not stress being easy for the masses.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe everyday word for normal or ordinary; stresses being general and common, without 「通俗」's nuance of mass accessibility.
• Synonym一般的いっぱんてきNeutralStresses being general and widespread, in a neutral way; lacks 「通俗」's sense of mass accessibility.
• SynonymありふれたCasualColloquial. For things you see everywhere, all too familiar.
• Synonym凡ぼんNeutralAn adverb meaning roughly or on the whole; only loosely related to 「通俗」.
• SynonymありきたりCasualColloquial. Suggests the same old thing, common but no longer fresh, with a wearier tone than 「通俗」.
• Synonym凡常ぼんじょうWrittenRare, written word for plain ordinariness; does not stress mass appeal.
• Synonym平俗へいぞくWrittenRare, written word covering both the plain and the easy to understand; the closest in sense to 「通俗」.
• Synonym凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten word for mediocre people or the masses; leans negative.
• Related世間並みせけんなみCasualColloquial. Life or behavior on a par with that of ordinary people.
• Related尋常じんじょうNeutralCommon or usual, and can also mean composed and decent in manner; mostly seen as 「尋常ではない」.
• Related人並みひとなみNeutralOn the same level as ordinary people, as in 「人並みの生活」.
• Related凡庸ぼんようWrittenWritten word for mediocrity, stressing a lack of talent or charm.
• Related常識的じょうしきてきNeutralSensible in a common-sense way; stresses being normal and reasonable.
• Related平均的へいきんてきNeutralAverage; stresses sitting at the general level within a group.
• Related何の変哲もないなんのへんてつもないCasualColloquial phrase for something utterly plain, with nothing notable about it at all.
• Related尋常一様じんじょういちようWrittenWritten word for plain ordinariness, typically used in the negative.
• Related十人並みじゅうにんなみCasualColloquial. Looks or ability that are just average.
• Antonym高尚こうしょうWrittenAntonym. A written word for refined, elevated taste, the opposite of 「通俗」's appeal to the masses.
• Antonym雅みやびWrittenAntonym. A written word for courtly elegance and refinement, the opposite of the worldly 「通俗」.

Use 「通俗」 for something aimed at the general public and easy to follow, as in 「通俗小説」 or 「通俗的な説明」. For plain ordinariness say 「普通」 or 「平凡」; for the stale and hackneyed, 「ありきたり」. 「平俗」 is the closest written cousin. Words like 「人並み」「世間並み」「十人並み」 compare a person or life to the average; 「凡庸」 and 「凡俗」 stress mediocrity. The opposite pole is 「高尚」 and 「雅」.

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1. 世間せけん一般いっぱんの人々ひとびとに分わかりやすく、受け入うけいれられやすいこと。
2. 世間せけん一般いっぱん。
3. 一般いっぱんの風俗ふうぞく。