“Ordinary person” in Japanese
Short answer
Ordinary person in Japanese is “只者” (tadamono). Full meaning: ordinary person.
Other ways to say “Ordinary person” in Japanese
徒人
adabito ordinary person, untitled individual
凡夫
bonpu ordinary person; unenlightened person
凡骨
bonkotsu ordinary person
常人
joujin ordinary person, run-of-the-mill people, John Doe, Jane Doe
凡人
bonjin ordinary person, average person, mediocre person
一般人
ippanjin ordinary person, member of the general public, non-celebrity
普通人
futsuujin ordinary person
ただの人
tadanohito ordinary person, average person, man in the street, everyman, (a) nobody
素人
shirouto amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
俗人
zokujin person with low tastes, uncultured person, worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood), layperson, layman
徒者
tadamono ordinary person
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