月並み (Tsukinami) is a Japanese noun meaning “every month, trite, commonplace, conventional”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounevery month
- na-adjective, nountrite; commonplace; conventional; hackneyedorig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry
Examples
彼らの判断は月並みだ。
They are conventional in their judgement.
月並みのパーティーだったよ。
That was just another party.
彼は月並みな家の広告にまんまとだまされた。
He fell for that old ad for a house like a ton of bricks.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).