Japanese symbol for “generic”
汎用
はんよう
Romaji: han'you
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
In Japanese, generic is 汎用, read はんよう (han'you).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs generic; general purpose; all-purpose
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “generic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ジェネリック | ジェネリック jenerikku | generic |
| 後発品 | こうはつひん kouhatsuhin | generic (drug); me-too (drug) |
| ノーブランド | ノーブランド nooburando | off-brand; generic (goods) |
| ノンブランド | ノンブランド nonburando | off-brand; generic (goods) |
| ノーブラ | ノーブラ noobura | generic (goods) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汎愛 | はんあい han'ai | philanthropy |
| 汎神論 | はんしんろん hanshinron | pantheism |
| 汎関数 | はんかんすう hankansuu | functional |
| 汎用機 | はんようき han'youki | general-purpose machine |
| 汎論 | はんろん hanron | general remarks; outline |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 採用 | さいよう saiyou | use; adoption; acceptance |
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.