Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 万能(ばんのう) in Japanese

万能
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ばんのう, まんのう
Romaji
bannō, mannō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    all-purpose; utility
    Example sentence
    もちろん万能ではないからといって価値ないわけではないから、GTDはダメということにはならない Of course you can't say that it's worth nothing because it isn't perfect, so that doesn't mean that GTD is useless.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    almighty; omnipotent
    Example sentence
    スポーツ万能ね。 He excels in many sports.

Examples of 万能, ばんのう, まんのう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

3 strokes

ten thousand, 10,000

On'Yomi: マン, バン

Kun'Yomi: よろず

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

ability, talent, skill, capacity

On'Yomi: ノウ

Kun'Yomi: よ.く

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