What does kanji 惣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 惣 is all.

How is kanji 惣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 惣 are すべ.て; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 惣?

The main radical for kanji 惣 is 心.

What words use kanji 惣?

Example words that use kanji 惣 include 惣菜, 全て, 総社, 宗太鰹.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

惣

Meaning

Kanji 惣

all

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: すべ.て
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: おさむあしむふさそみち

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2211
Strokes: 12
Radical: 心
Components: 心 • 牛 • 勿
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 物

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

惣菜

そうざい

small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal)

全て

すべて

everything

総社

そうじゃ

shrine enshrining several gods

宗太鰹

そうだがつお

frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)

惣

そう

rural local self-government (Muromachi period)

惣嫁

そうか

(Edo period) streetwalker

惣管領

そうかんりょう

(hist.) governor-general

惣菜パン

そうざいパン

dressed bread

惣菜店

そうざいてん

shop selling prepared food

惣無事令

そうぶじれい

1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan

惣領制

そうりょうせい

sōryō system

総構え

そうがまえ

outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

惣菜を買って帰る。

I'll buy some side dishes and go home.

彼はこの家の惣領息子だ。

He is the eldest son of this family.

近所の惣菜屋はいつも混んでいる。

The neighborhood deli is always crowded.

惣じて、日本人は勤勉だ。

Generally, Japanese people are hardworking.

母の手作り惣菜が一番好きだ。

I like my mother's homemade side dishes best.