Ordinary - Heibon

Japanese: 平凡 - へいぼん

[1] [noun] (adjective) Ordinary and unremarkable. Ordinary. [Furei Hitsuyo Shinsen Jihin (1869)] *Seikokuni-shihen (1870-71) (translated by Nakamura Masanao) 4 "It is something that can be accomplished by a person of ordinary qualities." [Zhu Xi - Preface to Saikyo's Inspirational Poetry] [2] A novel by Futabatei Shimei. Published in 1907. Furuya, a middle-aged minor official, looks back on his life and develops his views on life and literature in the style of a confession. There are strong elements of self-criticism from the author himself.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (形動) ありふれていて、特にすぐれた点のないこと。また、そのさま。なみなみ。凡庸。〔布令必用新撰字引（1869）〕※西国立志編（1870‐71）〈中村正直訳〉四「平凡なる資質の人にて為し得らるる事なり」〔朱熹‐斎居感興詩序〕[2] 小説。二葉亭四迷作。明治四〇年（一九〇七）発表。中年の小役人古屋が自らの人生を回想し、その人生観・文学観を告白記風に展開させる。作者自身の自己批判的要素が濃い。

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