Japanese symbol for “generality”
一般性
いっぱんせい
Romaji: ippansei
generality
In Japanese, generality is 一般性, read いっぱんせい (ippansei).
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Meanings
- n generality
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん zenpan | (the) whole |
| 一般人 | いっぱんじん ippanjin | ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “generality”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.