# 般 — Generally

Frequency rank 839 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 劇 (Drama), less common than 刊 (Edition).

- On’yomi: はん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 舟 Boat (Kangxi 137)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A boat on the left and a weapon on the right — a boat armed with weapons sails everywhere; generally, armed boats patrol all waters.

In words:

- 一般 いっぱん — general,liberal,universal,ordinary,average
- 全般 ぜんぱん — (the) whole,universal,wholly,general

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