Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 一般, from (one) + (sort).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilban
McCune–Reischauer?ilban
Yale Romanization?il.pan

Noun

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일반 (ilban) (hanja 一般)

  1. (chiefly attributive) general; common
  2. the general public
    작품 일반에게 최초 공개됐다.Geu jakpum-eun ilban-ege choecho-ro gonggaedwaetda.The work was for the first time shown to the general public.
  3. (LGBT slang) someone who is not LGBT; a cisheterosexual person
    Coordinate term: 이반(異般) (iban)

Derived terms

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