Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 並 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
普
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
普
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
普
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
普
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
普
Regular
Modern
Chinese
普 [pǔ]
general; popular; everywhere; universal
Japanese
ordinary bank account
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
普 あまね
Amane female given name
普 しん
Shin given name
普 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
普 ふかつ
Fukatsu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
普通 [pǔtōng] #1,550
common
普遍 [pǔbiàn] #9,976
universal
普通人 [pǔtōngrén] #4,622
ordinary person
普及 [pǔjí] #30,864
to spread extensively
辛普森 [Xīnpǔsēn] #6,439
Simpson (name)
普通话 [pǔtōnghuà] #21,308
Mandarin (common language)
普通话 [pǔtōnghuà] #21,308
Mandarin (common language)
普京 [Pǔjīng] #52,279
Vladimir Putin (1952-), president of Russia
吉普 [Jípǔ] #7,213
Jeep (car brand)
科普 [kēpǔ] #27,895
popular science
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JAPANESE WORDS (93)
⭐ 普通 [ふつう] #281
normal
⭐ 普段 [ふだん] #1,406
usual
普段から [ふだんから] #5,247
on a routine basis
⭐ 普及 [ふきゅう] #8,063
diffusion
普通に [ふつうに] #11,196
normally
⭐ 普段着 [ふだんぎ] #16,734
everyday clothes
⭐ 普遍的 [ふへんてき] #24,667
universal
普請 [ふしん] #32,430
building
⭐ 普遍 [ふへん] #41,635
universal
普通科 [ふつうか] #43,510
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
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