よう
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind
2. mediocrity
when read as "よう"
Kanji used
commonplace
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryo system)
mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid
stupid ruler
mediocrity; imbecility
mediocre talent