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Japanese word 一般: general / ordinary / common. Meanings and example sentences.

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一般 (いっぱん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

一般 (いっぱん) means general / ordinary / common.

See example sentences below.

一般 at a glance

一般
いっぱんippan
N3adj
general / ordinary / common
一般いっぱんippanN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 一般

Core meaning

general / ordinary / common

Basic example sentences

Example 1

これは一般的なルールです。

Translation

This is a general rule.

Example 2

一般の人はそれを知りません。

Translation

Ordinary people don’t know that.

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