普遍|ふへんfuhen[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveuniversal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

• Synonym普遍性ふへんせいWrittenA noun for the property of being universal; 「普遍」 stresses the state of being widespread and applying to everything, as in 「普遍的」. Written/formal in tone.
• Related世界性せかいせいWrittenMeans world character, stressing what spans national borders; 「普遍」 stresses applying to everything. Written/formal in tone.

Use 「普遍」 for something widespread and applicable to everything, as in 「普遍的な価値」「普遍化」. For the property of being universal, say 「普遍性」; for what crosses national borders, 「世界性」.

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1. 広ひろく行いき渡わたること。
2. 全すべてのものに共通きょうつうしていること。