一般的|いっぱんてきippanteki

1. na-adjectivegeneral; popular; common; typical
   彼かれらは一般的いっぱんてきな若者わかものです。↗

   They are typical young people.

• Synonym当たり前あたりまえNeutralRefers to what is natural, obvious or taken for granted, with an evaluative nuance, as in 「当たり前のこと」; 「一般的」 objectively states what applies to most people.
• SynonymありがちNeutralMeans something happens often or is all too common, usually with a negative shade, as in 「有りがちなミス」; 「一般的」 is neutral generality.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe most common everyday word for ordinary or average, frequent in speech; 「一般的」 leans written and stresses what holds for the majority.
• Synonym凡ぼんWrittenWritten style meaning ordinary or mediocre; mostly seen in compounds like 「凡人」 and 「非凡」, rarely used alone.
• Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralMeans on a par with ordinary people, as in 「人並みの生活」; 「一般的」 describes what is widespread or common.
• Synonym常識的じょうしきてきNeutralMeans sensible and within common sense; 「一般的」 stresses how widespread something is, 「常識的」 how reasonable it is.
• Synonym通俗つうぞくNeutralMeans easy for the general public to grasp or pitched at the masses, sometimes with a hint of vulgarity; 「一般的」 only states prevalence.
• Synonym尋常じんじょうWrittenWritten word for ordinary, mostly in the negative 「尋常ではない」; in daily speech say 「普通」.
• Synonym普遍的ふへんてきWrittenMeans holding true across many things, as in 「普遍的な真理」; it stresses breadth beyond individual cases more strongly than 「一般的」.
• SynonymありきたりNeutralColloquial for run-of-the-mill, unoriginal, with a negative shade; 「一般的」 is neutral.
• Synonym尋常一様じんじょういちようWrittenWritten, mostly in the negative 「尋常一様ではない」 to say something is out of the ordinary; in daily speech say 「普通」.
• Synonym凡常ぼんじょうWrittenRare written word for ordinary and commonplace; in everyday contexts say 「普通」.
• Related平凡へいぼんNeutralSuggests unremarkable, lacking any standout quality; 「一般的」 just means widespread or common, with no judgment of level.
• Related凡庸ぼんようWrittenWritten word for mediocre, of ordinary ability, with a derogatory tone; 「一般的」 carries no such negative judgment.
• Related庶民的しょみんてきNeutralMeans down-to-earth and popular with ordinary folks, as in 「庶民的な店」; 「一般的」 says nothing about social class.
• Related俗ぞくNeutralCovers the secular world, the layman as opposed to a monk, and the common or popular; 「一般的」 only means widespread.
• Related共通きょうつうNeutralMeans shared by two or more parties, as in 「共通点」; 「一般的」 means applying broadly to most.
• Related典型的てんけいてきNeutralMeans representative or quintessential, as in 「典型的な例」; 「一般的」 just means common, not necessarily typical.
• Related十人並みじゅうにんなみNeutralSays looks or ability are average, middle-of-the-road; 「一般的」 refers to what is generally the case.
• Related凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten word for worldly mediocrity or for ordinary laypeople; 「一般的」 has no derogatory coloring.
• Related平俗へいぞくWrittenWritten word for the commonplace and uninspired, or for writing that is easy to follow; rare in daily use.
• Related大衆的たいしゅうてきNeutralMeans aimed at the masses and popular with them, as in 「大衆的な食堂」; 「一般的」 describes what is generally the case.
• Related全般的ぜんぱんてきWrittenMeans overall or across the board, as in 「全般的に好調」; 「一般的」 refers to what is generally the case.
• Antonym例外的れいがいてきNeutralAntonym: means exceptional or uncommon, the opposite of 「一般的」.
• Antonym個別的こべつてきWrittenAntonym: means individual or particular, opposing the generality of 「一般的」.
• Antonym特殊的NeutralAntonym: means special or distinctive, the opposite of 「一般的」.

Everyday talk about the ordinary: 「普通」. Written-style statements that something is widespread and common: 「一般的」. For what applies broadly across many things, 「普遍的」; for the taken-for-granted, 「当たり前」; for the unremarkable, 「平凡」; for the same-old and unoriginal, 「在り来たり」. Others are narrower: 「共通」 shared, 「典型的」 representative, 「庶民的」/「大衆的」 popular with the masses, 「人並み」/「十人並み」 average, and the 凡-words written, often derogatory mediocrity. Antonyms: 「特殊的」, 「個別的」, 「例外的」.

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1. 広ひろく全体ぜんたいに及およぶ様子ようす。多おおくの人ひとに関かかわる様子ようす。
2. 例外れいがいにならない様子ようす。普通ふつうのものである様子ようす。通常つうじょうのものである様子ようす。