“Passable” in Japanese
Short answer
Passable in Japanese is “まあまあ” (maamaa). Full meaning: so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!.
Other ways to say “Passable” in Japanese
マアマア
maamaa so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!
まぁまぁ
maamaa so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!
先ず先ず
mazumazu tolerable, passable, adequate, so-so
なむなむ
namunamu so-so, tolerable, passable
無難
bunan safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw
まあ〳〵
maamaa so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable; now, now, there, there, there now; my, my, oh my!, dear me!
ぶなん
bunan safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw
在り
ari existing (at the present moment); alright, acceptable, passable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to have
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