General - Ippan

Japanese: 一般 - いっぱん

〘noun〙 (adjective verb) ① Being the same. Also, that state. Uniform. Similar. ※Suga Family Texts (c. 900), vol. 1. Early Spring Banquet at Jinjuden, from the same poem Spring Snow Reflects Early Plums "When the snowflakes and flowers bloom, everyone in the upper ranks wait for the plum _blossoms and _rejoice. " ※Plums in the Snow (1886), from Suehiro Tetsucho, vol. 1 "Just as I left home on my first journey, I had the general feeling that I was gazing at the clouds and mountains a hundred miles away, boundless in the distance." (Lu Guimong - Hessubi to present the poem to Nanyo Junkyo, General Return of Thunder and Heihei) ② Being common throughout. Also, that state. Universal. ⇔ Particular. ※Ksizo Bosatsu Miracle Records (late 16th century) 4: "In the third month of the 14th year of the Hakuho era under Emperor Tenmu , the general public of our country was affected by evil spirits." ※Saikoku Risshihen (1870-71) (translated by Nakamura Masanao) 2: "The welfare of the people, as well as the general prosperity of the country, are increasing day by day." 3. Nothing special, something that is completely normal. Also, such people or such a state. Ordinary. ※Ikkyoku Kaiinron (1885) (Ueki Shimori) 1: "The first time that representatives were generally convened in the Diet." ※Seinen (1910-11) (Mori Ogai) 13: "It was recognized that the general public , viewing the readers as minors, was so."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (形動)① 同一であること。また、そのさま。一様。同様。※菅家文草（900頃）一・早春侍宴仁寿殿、同賦春雪映早梅「雪片花顔時一般、上番梅待_二追歓_一」※雪中梅（1886）〈末広鉄腸〉上「恰も行旅の始めて家を出で、百里の雲山を有無渺茫の間に望むと一般なる想ありしが」〔陸亀蒙‐和襲美贈南陽潤卿将帰雷平詩〕② 共通して全体にわたっていること。また、そのさま。普遍。⇔特殊。※地蔵菩薩霊験記（１６Ｃ後）四「天武天皇白鳳十四年三月、当国の人民一般(ハン)に邪気を受」※西国立志編（1870‐71）〈中村正直訳〉二「民生各箇の福利、并びに邦国一般の文運、日々に増盛することなり」③ 特別な点がなく、ごくあたりまえであること。また、そのような人々やそのようなさま。普通。※一局議院論（1885）〈植木枝盛〉一「初めて国会に代議市民を一般に召集したるは」※青年（1910‐11）〈森鴎外〉一三「一般(イッパン)の読者を未丁年者として見る目で、さう認めたのは」

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