Word Meaning 万能

ばんのう bannou

万能 is read as ばんのう (bannou) and means all-purpose.

Meaning

English

all-purpose
utility
universal
all-powerful
almighty
omnipotent
all-round (e.g. athlete)

Reading

Kana

ばんのう

Romaji

bannou

Writing Variants

万能まんのう mannou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 360 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

万能選手

ばんのうせんしゅ

all-around athlete

万能ネギ

ばんのうねぎ

thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment)

万能ナイフ

ばんのうないふ

all-purpose knife (e.g. Swiss Army knife)

万能薬

ばんのうやく

universal medicine

科学万能

かがくばんのう

belief that everything can be explained by science

スポーツ万能

すぽーつばんのう

athletic

万能包丁

ばんのうほうちょう

all-purpose knife

万能細胞

ばんのうさいぼう

pluripotent cell

万能汚れ落とし

ばんのうよごれおとし

all-purpose cleaner

万能供血者

ばんのうきょうけつしゃ

universal blood donor (i.e. having blood-type O negative)

黄金万能

おうごんばんのう

the almighty dollar

万引き

まんびき

shoplifting

Example Sentences

この調味料、万能すぎて何にでもかけてる。

This seasoning is so versatile that you can put it on anything.

お金は万能ではないが、お金がないと何もできない。

Money isn't everything, but if you have no money, you can't do anything.

万能の神は、自分が持ち上げることのできない重い石を創ることができるのか？

Can an omnipotent God create a stone so heavy that even He may not lift it?

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.