一般

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Note: “yībānr” is used in sense “in the same degree”.

Adjective

一般

  1. general; generic; typical
  2. so so; average
  3. same
  4. (grammar, tense) simple

Synonyms

Synonyms

Adverb

一般

  1. in general; generally
  2. ( (xiàng)) (just) like
    一般自由 / 一般自由   xiàng fēng yībān zìyóu   free as the wind
    噩夢一般 / 噩梦一般   Èmèng yībān!   It was a nightmare!
  3. in the same degree
    一般 / 一般   tā liǎ yībānr dà   They two are of the same age

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
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, rōmaji ippan)

  1. general, common, ordinary
    • 1911, 和辻哲郎, エレオノラ・デュウゼ:
      デュウゼは (いっ) (ぱん) (じょ) (ゆう) ()っている () (のう) ()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 (せい) (よう) (じん) (いっ) (ぱん) (りょ) (こう) (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、 (あま) (いっ) (ぱん)にわからない ()言葉 (ことば)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.

Usage notes

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

Also commonly used with adverbial particle (ni).

Inflection

Noun

一般 (hiragana いっぱん, rōmaji ippan)

  1. the general, the normal, the usual

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

一般 (ilban) (hangeul 일반)

  1. Hanja form? of 일반 (general).
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