What is the Kanji for "General", "Things of the same kind", and "Generally"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "General", "Things of the same kind", and "Generally", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "General", "Things of the same kind", and "Generally" is "般".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Han".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "舟" means "Boat" and can be read as "Shuu", "Fune", and "Funa". And The radical "殳" means "Pike" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "般" mean in japanese?

"般" means "General", "Things of the same kind", and "Generally".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

一般: "General". The Japanese noun '一般 (いっぱん)' means 'general'. This term is used to refer to something that is common, ordinary, or typical. It can be used to describe a broad group or category, rather than a specific individual or item. For example: The general public - (一般の人々). In general, people enjoy this movie - (一般的にこの映画が好きです).

一般に: "Generally". The adverb '一般に (いっぱんに)' means 'generally'. It is used to indicate that a statement or observation applies broadly or is true in most cases, without exceptions. For example: Generally, students study hard before exams - (一般に、学生は試験の前に一生懸命勉強します). This adverb can also be used to express that something is common or usual. It provides a sense of overall or prevalent conditions.

全般: "Overall". The noun '全般 (ぜんぱん)' means 'overall'. It is used to describe something that applies to an entire group, system or situation, without exception. It can be used to discuss the general or collective aspects of something, rather than focusing on specific details. For example: The overall performance of the team was excellent - (チームの全般的なパフォーマンスは素晴らしかった). The school curriculum covers all subjects in general - (学校の教育課程は全般的にすべての教科を網羅している).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.