일반

ilban · [일반]

the same · one and the same · the public · being common

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. the same; one and the sameThe state of being the same.
  2. the public; being common; being ordinaryAn average level, which is not special or extraordinary; people at such a level.
  3. universality; generalityThe quality of being applicable to the whole, not a part.

Written Forms

일반Hangul
一般Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Would you like regular milk for that?

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K-pop news is more interesting than general news.

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Standard syrups are free, so you do not have to pay extra.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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