全 – whole, entire, all

6 strokesTaught in grade 3#75 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 全 means whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゼン (zen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まった.く、すべ.て (mattaku, subete). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 入 (no. 11).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゼン	zen
Kun’yomi	まった.く	mattaku
Kun’yomi	すべ.て	subete

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 入 (Kangxi radical 11). Components: 王・ハ・个.

Words using 全

全部ぜんぶall全然ぜんぜん(not) at all安全あんぜんsafety全ぜんall全てすべてeverything完全かんぜんperfect全員ぜんいんall members全国ぜんこくthe whole country全身ぜんしんwhole (body)全体ぜんたいwhole全くまったくreally全集ぜんしゅうcomplete works全般ぜんぱん(the) whole全力ぜんりょくall one's power (strength, energy, efforts)健全けんぜんhealthy全快ぜんかいcomplete recovery of health全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity全滅ぜんめつtotal destruction

Example sentences

かばん全部に荷札をつけなさい。

Attach labels to all the bags.

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「長い１日だったのでお疲れでしょう」「いいえ、全然」

"You must be tired after a long day." "No, not in the least."

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あなたの作文は全然だめだというわけではない。

Your composition is not altogether bad.

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Kanji with the same radical

入

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