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一般性 (ippansei) Japanese meaning: generality | Kotomora

一いっ般ぱん性せい

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Meanings

1

generality; universality

Abstract noun referring to the quality of being general, common, or applicable to many cases. Often used in academic or formal contexts.

この理り論ろんの一いっ般ぱん性せいは多おおくの実じっ験けんで確かく認にん

さ

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て

いる

。

The generality of this theory has been confirmed by many experiments.

規き則そくには一いっ般ぱん性せいが求もとめられる。

Rules require generality.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
般carrier, carry, all
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

一いっ般ぱん
一般 is an adjective-like noun meaning 'general' or 'common', while 一般性 is the abstract noun meaning 'generality' or 'universality'.
普ふ遍へん性せい
普遍性 emphasizes universality across all cases, while 一般性 can imply applicability to most but not necessarily all cases.

Built from

一いっ般ぱん+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 一般 (general) + 性 (nature, -ity). The word follows a common pattern for forming abstract nouns from adjectival stems.