般

般 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

会意。「凡」+「殳」。「たらい」を意味する漢語｛槃｝を表す字。のち仮借して「たぐい」を意味する漢語｛般｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰舟殳

般若はんにゃ最高の智慧。能で使用される面（能面）の一つ。prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment), hannya, dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
般ピーぱんピーcommon folk, commoner, non-fan, non-otaku
般若湯はんにゃとう「酒」の隠語。玄水。sake, alcohol, liquor
般若経はんにゃきょうPrajnaparamita Sutra, Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
般若面はんにゃめんhannya, dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
般涅槃はつねはんparinirvana, perfect nirvana, Gautama Buddha's entering into nirvana, death
般若心経はんにゃしんぎょう膨大な般若（最高の智慧）に関する経典の内容を簡潔にした仏典。摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経。Heart Sutra
般若波羅蜜はんにゃはらみつprajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
般舟三昧経はんじゅざんまいきょうPratyutpanna Samadhi Sutra, Sutra on the Samadhi for Encountering Face-to-Face the Buddhas of the Present
般若波羅蜜多はんにゃはらみったprajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
般若波羅蜜多心経はんにゃはらみったしんぎょうThe Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom, Heart Sutra

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.