일반

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 一般, from 一 (“one”) + 般 (“sort”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ilban
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilban
    McCune–Reischauer?ilban
    Yale Romanization?il.pan

    Noun

    일반 • (ilban) (hanja 一般)

    1. (chiefly attributive) general; common
    2. 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.
    3. (LGBTQ slang) someone who is not LGBT; a cisheterosexual person
      Coordinate term: 이반(異般) (iban)

    Derived terms

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