# 般 — general kind; all sorts

般 means “general kind; all sorts”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ハン (han). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: general kind; all sorts
- On'yomi: ハン (han)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 般

Parts: 舟 small boat · 殳 club

## Don't confuse it with

[搬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haul/) · [設](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/set-up/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[超](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-beyond/) · [般](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/) · [諸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/various/) · [余](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surplus/) · [億](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hundred-million/) · [測](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/gauge/) · [枚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-flat-things/) · [複](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/multiple/) · [束](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bundle/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/. Last updated 2026-11-01.