JLPT N1 · Noun

万能 (bannou)

万能 (ばんのう, bannou) is a Japanese noun meaning “all-purpose; utility”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ばんのう
Romaji: bannou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

all-purpose; utility; universal · noun taking の, noun
all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent; all-round (e.g. athlete) · noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

もちろん万能ではないからといって価値が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.

Tatoeba #75156

人間は神ほど万能ではない。

Man is not as almighty as God.

Tatoeba #144266

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 万能

万

ten thousand, 10,000マン・バン・よろず · 3 strokes

能

ability, talent, skillノウ・よ.く・あた.う · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 万能.

万まん10,000万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen万一まんいち(unlikely event of) emergency万歳ばんざいbanzai万人ばんにんall people能のうtalent可能かのうpossible機能きのうfunction才能さいのうtalent有能ゆうのうable知能ちのうintelligence能力のうりょくability芸能げいのうpublic entertainment性能せいのうability

Source: JMdict entry 1584530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.