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般

General
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingハン
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 36

Meanings

  1. general
    彼は一般の読者に人気がある。He is popular among general readers.tatoeba
  2. all
  3. carrierRtK
  4. carry
  5. kind
  6. sort

Popular Usage

一般全般

Radicals and components

Radical舟boat
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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boat · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2016

Compound words

一般いっぱん
general; universal; ordinary; average; common
全般ぜんぱん
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
先般せんぱん
some time ago; the other day
一般にいっぱんに
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
一般人いっぱんじん
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
一般的いっぱんてき
general; popular; common; typical
諸般しょはん
various, all sorts of
万般ばんぱん
all things, every aspect
一般化いっぱんか
generalization
一般性いっぱんせい
generality
一般論いっぱんろん
prevailing view
一般会計いっぱんかいけい
general accounting and finance
一般概念いっぱんがいねん
general idea
一般教書いっぱんきょうしょ
State of the Union message
一般社会いっぱんしゃかい
general public
一般生活いっぱんせいかつ
everyday life
一般投票いっぱんとうひょう
referendum
一般幕僚いっぱんばくりょう
general staff
全般前哨ぜんぱんぜんしょう
general outpost
大般若経だいはんにゃきょう
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
般若心経はんにゃしんぎょう
Heart Sutra
全般前哨線ぜんぱんぜんしょうせん
general outpost line
大般涅槃経だいはつねはんぎょう
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
一般教書演説いっぱんきょうしょえんぜつ
State of the Union address

Additional Examples

彼は世間一般の学生とは違っている。
He differs from the common run of student.tatoeba
彼は一般に人々に人気がある。
He is popular with the people at large.tatoeba
彼の行動は一般人にはなじまない。
His behavior is alien to the public.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Generally; kind. 舟 (boat) + 殳 (oar) — a boat carrying everything. 一般 — general.Also known as “Generally”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 般

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step