一般|いっぱんippan[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivegeneral; universal
   その理論りろんはまだ一般いっぱんに認みとめられていない。↗

   The theory is not accepted yet.
2. no-adjectiveordinary; average; common; non-celebrity
3. no-adjectivethe same; no different; (just) as if

• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralEveryday 'ordinary, normal', as in 「普通の人」. More colloquial than 「一般」, and stresses just that something is nothing special.
• Synonym大方おおかたWrittenWritten/formal prose for the greater part of something or the public at large, as in 「大方の予想」.
• SynonymたいていNeutralAdverb for 'mostly, usually', as in 「大抵家にいる」; it stresses frequency, how often something is the case.
• Synonym一通りひととおりNeutral'Roughly, once through', as in 「一通り説明する」; stresses going over all of something from start to finish, typically in broad strokes rather than in detail.
• Synonym通例つうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for custom or the general rule, i.e. 'as a rule', as in 「通例として」.
• Synonym通常つうじょうNeutral'Usual, as normal', as in 「通常料金」; stresses that things are as they always are when no special circumstances arise.
• Synonym概してがいしてWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'broadly speaking, on the whole', as in 「概して良好」.
• Synonym一般にいっぱんにNeutralThe adverb form of 「一般」: 'generally, commonly', as in 「一般に言われる」.
• SynonymおしなべてWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'uniformly, on the whole', as in 「押しなべて高い」.
• Synonym総じてそうじてWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'all in all, taken as a whole', as in 「総じて好評」.
• Synonym一体にいったいにWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'on the whole', but little used today; say 「全体に」 instead.
• Synonym原則としてげんそくとしてWrittenWritten/formal phrase for 'as a rule, in principle', as in 「原則として禁止」.
• Synonym全体にぜんたいにNeutral'Taken as a whole', as in 「全体に良い」; stresses an overall judgement rather than how often something happens.
• Synonym全般的にぜんぱんてきにWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'viewed across the board', as in 「全般的に低調」.
• Synonym広くひろくNeutral'Widely, far and wide', as in 「広く知られる」; stresses the breadth of the scope.
• Related並々なみなみWrittenWritten/formal prose, usually with a negative, for 'no ordinary …', as in 「並々ならぬ努力」.
• Related並なみNeutralThe ordinary, medium grade, as in 「並の成績」 or 「牛丼の並」.
• Related人並みひとなみNeutral'Like everyone else', as in 「人並みの生活」; stresses being on a par with ordinary people.
• RelatedなべてWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'generally, usually', with an archaic literary flavour, as in 「なべて世はこともなし」.
• Antonym特殊とくしゅWrittenWritten/formal antonym of 「一般」: special, exceptional, as in 「特殊な事情」.
• Antonym特別とくべつNeutralThe everyday antonym of 「一般」: special, set apart from the general, as in 「特別な扱い」.
• Antonym個別こべつWrittenWritten/formal antonym to the 'universal' side of 「一般」: individual, case by case, as in 「個別に対応」.

For 'general, universal' senses, 「一般」 is the default. In colloquial speech say 「普通」. For the adverb 'generally', use 「一般に」 or the more formal 「概して」; for 'usually' use 「通常」; for an ordinary grade use 「並」, and for being like everyone else use 「人並み」. For the opposite, 'special', use 「特殊」 or 「特別」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 広ひろく通用つうようすること。多おおくの場合ばあい。
2. 限定げんていする条件じょうけんが付ふされないこと。
3. 特別とくべつな地位ちいを持もたないこと。
4. 同等どうとうであること。等ひとしいこと。