Vocabulary

What does 全般 (ぜんぱん, zenpan) mean?

全般 (ぜんぱん, zenpan) means overall, in general.

Quick facts
Readingぜんぱん
Romajizenpan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ぜんぱん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzenpan

overall, in general

  1. 1noun (the) whole
  2. 2noun suffix as a whole; in general; at large

Example sentences

  • He is knowledgeable about music in general.

  • This year the economy has generally been bad.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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