Kanji

般

般

carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

舟部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, つら

Common Readings

ハン

Example sentences

一般 いっぱん
このイベントは一般の人も参加できます。

This event is open to participation by the general public.

砕く くだく
難解な理論を、一般の人にもわかるように砕いて説明した。

I explained the difficult theory simply so that even regular people could understand it.

一般的 いっぱんてき
これは一般的に正しいと考えられている。

This is generally considered to be correct.

醤油 しょうゆ
お刺身を食べる時は、わさびを溶かした醤油につけるのが一般的だ。

When eating sashimi, it is common to dip it in soy sauce with wasabi dissolved in it.

一般人 いっぱんじん
一般人の私には、その高価な絵の良さが分からない。

As an ordinary person, I don't understand the beauty of that expensive painting.

全般 ぜんぱん
新政権は経済全般にわたる改革を進める方針だ

The new administration plans to promote reforms across the entire economy.

取り分け とりわけ
彼はスポーツ全般が得意だが、取り分けテニスが好きだ。

He is good at sports in general, but he especially likes tennis.

一般市民 いっぱんしみん
この法律は一般市民の生活に大きな影響を与える。

This law has a major impact on the lives of ordinary citizens.

虐殺 ぎゃくさつ
多くの一般市民がその虐殺で命を落とした。

Many civilians lost their lives in that massacre.

一般論 いっぱんろん
それはあくまで一般論であり、例外もある。

That is merely a generalization, and there are exceptions.

Example Vocabulary

一般

いっぱん

general; common; ordinary; the public

一般的

いっぱんてき

general; common; typical

一般人

いっぱんじん

ordinary person; layperson

全般

ぜんぱん

overall, general, the whole

一般市民

いっぱんしみん

ordinary citizen; the general public

世間一般

せけんいっぱん

一般論

いっぱんろん

general theory; generalization; general statement

一般常識

いっぱんじょうしき

般若

はんにゃ

Hannya (Buddhist wisdom; Noh mask)

一般客

いっぱんきゃく

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