Meaning of 一般人(いっぱんじん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 一般人

Kana Reading いっぱんじん

Romaji ippanjin

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

an ordinary person

Examples of 一般人, いっぱんじん in a sentence

彼の行動は一般人にはなじまない。

His behavior is alien to the public.
一般人を避けるため、その映画スターは偽名でホテルにチェックインした。

In order to elude her eager public, the movie star checked into the hotel under a false name.
一般人はそれは間違っていると感じている。

The general feeling is that it's wrong.
その新しい理論は一般人には難しすぎる。

The new theory is too abstract for ordinary people.

Related Kanji

般 JLPT 2

10 strokes

carrier, carry, all

On'Yomi: ハン

Kun'Yomi:

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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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