Usage patterns 普ふ 遍へん 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 a universal (truth/value/etc.)
Love is said to be a universal value.
〈 事こと 〉 は 普ふ 遍へん 的てき に 通つう 用よう する to hold true universally, to apply everywhere
This theory holds true universally, regardless of culture.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 普ふ 遍へん 的てき に 見み られる to be seen universally (in a place/context)
This phenomenon is seen universally around the world.
Kanji 普 universal, wide(ly), generally 遍 everywhere, times, widely 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 一般的 means common or usual in ordinary cases, while 普遍的 is stronger, implying applicability across virtually all cases or contexts.
共通 describes something shared by multiple specific things or people, whereas 普遍的 suggests a truth or quality holding across all cases without exception.
普遍 is the bare noun for universality, while 普遍的 is the na-adjective form used to directly describe a noun as universal.
普遍的 is a native Japanese na-adjective for something true or applicable everywhere, often in formal or philosophical contexts, while ユニバーサル is a loanword used in everyday and technical settings with the same idea.
Opposites 特殊 means special or particular to a limited case, the opposite of 普遍的 , which applies broadly across all or nearly all cases.
個別的 means treated case-by-case or individually, contrasting with 普遍的 , which means applying uniformly to everything.
Don't confuse with 不変 (ふへん ) is a homophone of 普遍 that means 'unchanging', so it is easily confused in speech with 普遍的 's base noun despite the unrelated meaning.
普通 shares the kanji 普 and means 'ordinary/normal' in a narrow, everyday sense, unlike 普遍的 , which describes something true or applicable across all cases.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 普遍 refers to universality or being widespread, and 的 forms a na-adjective meaning '-like' or '-al'.
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