まんべんなく

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Meanings

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adverb

evenly; thoroughly; all over; without exception

usually written using kana alone

Describes doing something in a way that covers every part or person equally, leaving nothing out. Often used with verbs like 行き渡る, 塗る, 調べる, 説明する.

ソースをまんべんなくかけてください。

Please spread the sauce evenly.

先せん生せいはクラス全ぜん員いんにまんべんなく質しつ問もんした。

The teacher asked questions to every student in the class without exception.

この問もん題だいについてはまんべんなく調しらべる必ひつ要ようがある。

We need to investigate this issue thoroughly.

Kanji

満full, fullness, enough
遍everywhere, times, widely
万ten thousand, 10,000
無nothingness, none, ain't

Related words

均きん等とうに
均等に emphasizes mathematical or quantitative equality, while まんべんなく focuses on covering all parts or people without omission.
隅々すみずみまで
隅々まで literally means 'to every corner' and is more spatial; まんべんなく can be used for both physical and abstract coverage.

Written forms

満まん遍べんなく
Kanji form using 満遍; less common than kana.
万まん遍べんなく
Alternate kanji form using 万遍; less common than kana.
万まん遍べん無なく
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
満まん遍べん無なく
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Etymology

Derived from 満遍 (manben), meaning 'all over' or 'everywhere', combined with なく (naku), the adverbial form of ない (nai, 'not'), literally 'without leaving any part uncovered'. The kanji 満遍 itself is a compound of 満 (man, 'full') and 遍 (hen, 'everywhere').