How to say "almighty" in Japanese

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  • na-adjective, nounThe katakana borrowing of English 'almighty'. Use it for the all-powerful, omnipotent sense of the English word — someone or something holding power over everything.
  • 万能ばんのうJLPT N1approx.Common
    no-adjectiveCovers the all-powerful, omnipotent sense of 'almighty', and also means all-round or versatile — an all-round athlete, for example. For that versatility meaning, which English 'almighty' does not have, this is the word.
    人間にんげんは神かみほど万能ばんのうではない。↗
    Man is not as almighty as God.

For 'almighty' in its all-powerful, omnipotent sense, 「オールマイティ」 and 万能 both work; when you mean all-round versatility — not a sense of English 'almighty' — use 万能.

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