総 – general, whole, all

14 strokesTaught in grade 5#129 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 総 means general, whole, all, full, total. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ (sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is す.べて、すべ.て、ふさ (subete, subete, fusa). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	す.べて	subete
Kun’yomi	すべ.て	subete
Kun’yomi	ふさ	fusa

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: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 糸・幺・小・心・ハ・厶.

Words using 総

総そうwhole総理大臣そうりだいじんprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)総会そうかいgeneral meeting総合そうごうsynthesis

Example sentences

総入れ歯にする必要があります。

You have to have a full denture.

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総理大臣が辞任した。

The Prime Minister has resigned.

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１０月に総会を開催すべきだという提案があった。

There was a suggestion that the general meeting should take place in October.

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Kanji with the same radical

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