Chinese edit

man; person; people
trad. (一般人) 一般
simp. #(一般人) 一般

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

一般人

  1. ordinary person; average person; common people
    不是一般人  ―  Tā bùshì yībānrén.  ―  He is extraordinary.
    這個一般人 [MSC, trad.]
    这个一般人 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège bù mài gěi yībānrén. [Pinyin]
    This is not on sale to the general public.

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
はん > ぱん
Grade: S
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From 一般 (normal, ordinary) +‎ (person, people). The han changes to pan as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(いっ)(ぱん)(じん) (ippanjin

  1. commoner; ordinary person
  2. (law) reasonable person

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN