普遍的|ふへんてきfuhenteki

1. na-adjectiveuniversal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
   それには絶対的ぜったいてきで普遍的ふへんてきな意味いみはない。↗

   It has no absolute and universal significance.

• Synonym一般的いっぱんてきNeutralNeutral. Means general or common and points to the usual case; 「普遍的」 stresses that something holds true across many things.
• SynonymあまねくWrittenWritten/formal prose. An adverb meaning far and wide, as in 「あまねく知られる」; literary and slightly old-fashioned, stressing how widely something spreads.
• Synonym広くひろくNeutralNeutral. An everyday adverb meaning widely, as in 「広く知られる」; stresses a large range rather than universal applicability.
• Related広範こうはんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers a wide range, as in 「広範な知識」; stresses breadth of coverage, while 「普遍的」 stresses broad applicability and universal presence.
• Related全面的ぜんめんてきNeutralNeutral. Means all-round or covering every aspect, as in 「全面的に協力する」; stresses that no aspect is left out.
• Related全体的ぜんたいてきNeutralNeutral. Means overall or as a whole; looks at things from the standpoint of the whole, as opposed to the parts, without claiming universal truths.
• Related世界的せかいてきNeutralNeutral. Means worldwide or world-famous; the scope is the whole globe, not a principle that holds universally.
• Related全般的ぜんぱんてきNeutralNeutral. Means overall or general, as in 「全般的に良好」; sums up a whole situation without claiming anything is universally true.
• Related包括的ほうかつてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means comprehensive and all-inclusive, as in 「包括的な合意」; stresses bringing every aspect under one umbrella.
• Antonym個別的こべつてきNeutralNeutral. Means individual or one-by-one; the opposite of the universal 「普遍的」.
• Antonym限定的げんていてきNeutralNeutral. Means limited or restricted; the opposite of the broadly applicable 「普遍的」.
• Antonym特殊的WrittenWritten/formal prose. Means special or particular; the direct opposite of the broadly applicable 「普遍的」.

Use 「普遍的」 for something widespread and applicable to many things, as in 「普遍的な価値」. In everyday speech 「一般的」 is the common choice; 「全般的」 speaks of the whole picture, 「広範」 of wide scope, and 「包括的」「全面的」 of covering everything. The antonyms 「特殊的」 and 「個別的」 point the other way.

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1. 広ひろく行いき渡わたっているさま。多おおくの物事ものごとにあてはまるさま。