ヨウ, つね, のぶ, やす

commonplace, ordinary, employment

JLPT1 G7 S11 F2038

# use + an abbreviated form of (firm stem) → *use* a stem or similar *ordinary* tool in performing routine *work* (such as constructing an earthen wall; compare ) → *common* (← ordinary) → *mediocre*. "Employee" and "reward" are borrowed meanings (compare ).

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