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ありきたり Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ありきたり

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Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun

common; ordinary; conventional; run-of-the-mill

usually written using kana alone

Describes something that is unremarkable, typical, or lacking originality; often carries a slightly negative nuance of being boring or predictable.

彼かれのアイデアはありきたりで、新しん鮮せん味みがない。
His ideas are ordinary and lack freshness.

Written forms

ありきたりUsage98%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 在り来たり etc. are rare and mostly search-only.
在あり来きたりUsage1%
Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
在あり来きたりUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.

ありきたり

な

返へん

事じ

しか

もらえ

なかっ

た

。

I only got a conventional reply.

Kanji

在exist, outskirts, suburbs
来come, due, next

Similar words

平へい凡ぼん
平凡 is more neutral and often used for people or things that are average; ありきたり emphasizes lack of novelty and can sound more critical.
普ふ通つう
普通 is a general word for 'normal' or 'usual' without strong negative nuance; ありきたり implies something is too common and therefore uninteresting.

Etymology

From the verb あり (to be) + 来たり (coming), literally 'being and coming', implying something that has been around for a long time and is therefore commonplace. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.