統 – overall, relationship, ruling

12 strokesTaught in grade 5#125 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 統 means overall, relationship, ruling, governing. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ (tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is す.べる (suberu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	す.べる	suberu

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・亠・儿・厶.

Words using 統

伝統でんとうtradition大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a country)系統けいとうsystem統一とういつunity統計とうけいstatistics統合とうごうintegration統制とうせいregulation統治とうちrule統率とうそつcommand

Example sentences

古い伝統が消滅しつつある。

Old traditions are crumbling away.

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大統領は強硬路線をとった。

The President took a hard line.

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システムのこの予測されなかった機能不全は不適切な配線系統によって引き起こされた。

This unexpected malfunctioning of the system was caused by improper wiring.

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Kanji with the same radical

経約総続結組終線細紙系編織給維素

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