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一般

一般

Chinese

 
one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
sort; kind; class; way; manner
simp. and trad.
(一般) 		一 般

Adjective

一般

  1. general; generic; typical
  2. so so; average
  3. alike

Adverb

一般

  1. in general; generally
  2. (像 (xiàng)) (just) like
    像風一般自由 / 像风一般自由  ―  xiàng fēng yībān zìyóu  ―  free as the wind

Derived terms

  • 一般來說／一般来说
  • 一般化
  • 一般性 (yībānxìng)
  • 一般見識／一般见识

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 般
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1 		はん > ぱん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 一般 ‎(ʔjit pan, “ordinary, common, general”, literally “one + sort, manner, kind”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yībān, Hakka yit-pân.

Pronunciation

Adjective

一般 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana いっぱん, romaji ippan)

  1. general, common, ordinary
    • 1911, 和辻哲郎, エレオノラ・デュウゼ:
      デュウゼは一般 (いっぱん)の女優 (じょゆう)の持 (も)っている技能 (ぎのう)を持 (も)っていない。
      Dyūze wa ippan no joyū no motte iru ginō o motte inai.
      Duse does not have the same ability as the ordinary actress.
    • 1889, 井上円了, 欧米各国　政教日記:
      すなわち、第一 (だいいち)に、西洋人 (せいようじん)は一般 (いっぱん)に旅行 (りょこう)を好 (この)むこと。
      Sunawachi, daiichi ni, seiyōjin wa ippan ni ryokō o konomu koto.
      Namely, it's that first of all westerners generally enjoy travelling.
    • 1948, 木村荘八, ハイカラ考:
      「広告文 (こうこくぶん)」には、余 (あま)り一般 (いっぱん)にわからない字 (じ)や言葉 (ことば)は使 (つか)わないものである。
      “Kōkokubun” Ni wa, amari ippan ni wakaranai ji ya kotoba wa tsukawanai mono de aru.
      The language of advertising tends not to use things like words or characters that are not generally understood.

Inflection

Usage notes

Often used with genitive particle の ‎(no) to modify another noun, instead of the usual adjective particle な ‎(na), suggesting that this might be considered more of a noun in some respects.

Also commonly used with adverbial particle に ‎(ni).

Noun

一般 ‎(hiragana いっぱん, romaji ippan)

  1. the general, the normal, the usual

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Hanja in this term
一 般

Noun

一般 • ‎(ilban) ‎(hangeul 일반)

  1. Hanja form? of 일반, “general”.

Pronunciation

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