普遍的(ふへんてき)

ふへんてき
na-adjective
universal, ubiquitous
1. universal, ubiquitous, general
Applicable to or affecting all people, places, or situations without exception. Describes values, truths, or phenomena that are not limited to a particular culture, era, or group.
愛(あい)は普遍的(ふへんてき)なテーマだ。
Love is a universal theme.
人権(じんけん)は普遍的(ふへんてき)な価値(かち)である。
Human rights are a universal value.
この物語(ものがたり)は時代(じだい)を超(こ)えた普遍的(ふへんてき)な魅力(みりょく)を持(も)っている。
This story has a universal appeal that transcends time.

普遍的(ふへんてき) describes something that applies to or affects all people, places, or situations without exception.

WORD FORMATION:
普遍(ふへん) (universality) + 的(てき) (adjectival suffix). The base noun 普遍(ふへん) also exists and means "universality."

FORMS:

  • Na-adjective: 普遍的(ふへんてき)な価値(かち) (universal value)
  • Adverbial: 普遍的(ふへんてき)に当(あ)てはまる (applies universally)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 普遍的(ふへんてき)な価値(かち): universal value
  • 普遍的(ふへんてき)な真理(しんり): universal truth
  • 普遍的(ふへんてき)なテーマ: universal theme
  • 普遍的(ふへんてき)な原理(げんり): universal principle

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 一般的(いっぱんてき): general (less absolute than universal)
  • 共通(きょうつう): common, shared (more everyday)
  • 万国共通(ばんこくきょうつう): common to all nations

REGISTER:
Formal/academic. Common in philosophy, law, and intellectual discourse. In casual speech, みんなに当(あ)てはまる (applies to everyone) is more natural.

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