一般

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 一般 and read いっぱん, it means the ordinary or non-special category rather than a restricted group.
• Basic usage: It is used for public access and language understandable to nonspecialists.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• General is not universal
  • It indicates the usual broad class without claiming every case has no exception.