一いっ般ぱん名めい

noun

generic name; common name

Refers to a non-proprietary or non-specific name for something, often contrasted with a proper noun or brand name.

• この薬くすりの一いっ般ぱん名めいはアセトアミノフェンです。

  The generic name of this medicine is acetaminophen.

• 商しょう品ひん名めいではなく一いっ般ぱん名めいで呼よんでください。

  Please call it by its common name, not the brand name.