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一斑 (いっぱん, ippan) Japanese meaning: one part | Kotomora
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Related words 一いっ 般ぱん 一般 means 'general' or 'common', while 一斑 means 'one part' or 'a single detail'. They are homophones but have completely different meanings.
全ぜん 豹ぴょう 全豹 means 'the whole picture' or 'the entire leopard', often contrasted with 一斑 in the proverb.
Etymology From 一 (one) and 斑 (spot, speckle). The compound literally means 'one spot', and is used figuratively to refer to a single part or detail of a whole.
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His report covers only one aspect of the problem.
There is a saying: 'From one spot, judge the whole leopard.'
