Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood supermarket after rain, an umbrella stand is packed with ordinary transparent vinyl umbrellas of nearly identical shape. A shopper bends over the stand, lifting one plain curved handle and then hesitating at the many indistinguishable others.

ありふれる

arifureru

to be common

Example sentences

とてもありふれた名前なまえです。
It’s a very common name.
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私達わたしたちはごくありふれた生活せいかつを送おくっている。
We lead a very ordinary life.
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生徒せいとが朝あさを抜ぬいて登校とうこうするのはありふれたことだ。
It is common for students to skip breakfast before going to school.
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