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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 一般, from 一 (“one”) + 般 (“sort”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | ilban |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ilban |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ilban |
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| Yale Romanization? | il.pan |
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Noun
일반 • (ilban) (hanja 一般)
- (chiefly attributive) general; common
- the general public
- 그 작품은 일반에게 최초로 공개됐다. ― Geu jakpum-eun ilban-ege choecho-ro gonggaedwaetda. ― The work was for the first time shown to the general public.
- (LGBTQ slang) someone who is not LGBT; a cisheterosexual person
- Coordinate term: 이반(異般) (iban)
Derived terms