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What does 万能 (ばんのう, bannou) mean?

万能 (ばんのう, bannou) means all-purpose, versatile, omnipotent.

Quick facts
Readingばんのう
Romajibannou
Part of speechno-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ばんのう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbannou

all-purpose, versatile, omnipotent

  1. 1no-adjective · noun all-purpose; utility; universal
  2. 2no-adjective · noun all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

Example sentences

  • This knife is versatile and convenient.

  • I realized that money isn't all-powerful.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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