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Kanji 般

10 strokes

Meaning

carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind

On'yomi
ハン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
10
JLPT
N2
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#649 / 2500

Stroke order

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Words with 般

  • 一般

    いっぱん

    general, average

    N3
  • 全般

    ぜんぱん

    (the) whole, general

    N2

Example sentences

  • 一般いっぱんに男子だんしは女子じょしよりも足あしが速はやい。

    Generally speaking, boys can run faster than girls.

  • そのことは人間にんげん全般ぜんぱんに言いえる。

    That can be said of mankind at large.

  • 般若はんにゃとは鬼女きじょの能面のうめんの事ことです。

    Hannya refers to the Noh mask of a female demon.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “boat” 舟