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たとえ
ぼんよう
凡庸
でも
か
代
わりはきかない。
However simple one might be, there is still no substitute.
Source: 騎士団長殺し （村上春樹）
Words
た と え 0
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever  (often paired with ても, でも, and とも; often written with kana only)
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ぼ ん よ う 0
mediocre; banality; commonplace
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で も 1
conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
particle
2. even
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Most common form: 代わりがきかない
cannot be replaced
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Kanji
凡
ハン   ボン    simple, mediocre   
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几
キ    table   
丶
dot   
庸
ヨウ    commonplace   
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肀
slashed yo
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⺕
yo; yell
丨
stick   
用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
广
stony cliff
代
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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弋
shoot
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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