Kanji
庸
N1
11 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2038
commonplace, ordinary, employment
On'yomi (音読み)
ヨウ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
凡庸
ぼんよう
mediocre; ordinary
中庸
ちゅうよう
middle way; (golden) mean
庸愚
ようぐ
mediocrity; imbecility
庸人
ようじん
common man
租庸調
そようちょう
corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryō system)
庸君
ようくん
stupid ruler
庸才
ようさい
mediocre talent
凡庸愚昧
ぼんようぐまい
ordinary and ignorant; mediocre and stupid
庸
よう
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind
付庸
ふよう
dependency; vassal state
Example sentences
都会（とかい）と田舎（いなか）の生活（せいかつ）の中庸（ちゅうよう）を見（み）つけるのは難（むずか）しい。
It is difficult to find a happy medium between city and countryside.
何事（なにごと）にも中庸（ちゅうよう）。
Moderation in all things.