JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 般: "carrier, carry, all"
The kanji 般 means "carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ハン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 649 of 2,501 |
Common words with 般
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 一般general; universal · ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity
- 一般的general; popular; common; typical
- 一般人ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
- 全般(the) whole · as a whole; in general; at large
- 一般市民ordinary citizen; the general public
- 世間一般the world in general; society; convention
- 一般論prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
- 一般常識common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
- 般若prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment) · hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)
- 一般客regular customer; general audience; general public
- 一般庶民ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street
- 一般にgenerally; in general; widely; commonly
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