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万能 (ばんのう) — all-purpose | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

万能

ばんのう

particle

Meanings

1all-purpose
2almighty
3omnipotent
4utility
5universal
6all-powerful

Example sentence

人間は神ほど万能ではない。

Man is not as almighty as God.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

万Ten Thousand, 10,0003 strokes 能Ability, Talent, Skill10 strokes

More words with 万

万人ばんにん · all peopleN1 万年筆まんねんひつ · fountain penN5 万全ばんぜん · perfection １０万じゅうまん · 100,000 １００万ひゃくまん · 1,000,000 万国

Full entry on Jisho

ばんこく · all countries

万年まんねん · ten thousand years

万引きまんびき · shoplifting

More words with 能

本能ほんのう · instinctN1 性能せいのう · abilityN2 芸能げいのう · public entertainmentN2 能率のうりつ · efficiencyN2 才能さいのう · talentN3 知能ちのう · intelligenceN3 能のう · being skilled inN3 技能ぎのう · technical skillN1

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