What does kanji 総 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 総 is general.

How is kanji 総 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 総 are す.べて, すべ.て, ふさ; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 総?

Kanji 総 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 総?

The main radical for kanji 総 is 糸.

What words use kanji 総?

Example words that use kanji 総 include 総会, 総合, 総裁, 総理.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

総

Meaning

Kanji 総

general

general, whole, all, full, total

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: す.べてすべ.てふさ
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: うさずさ

Variant: 緫 (Itaiji) , 縂 (Itaiji) , 摠 (Itaiji) , 揔 (Itaiji) , 捴 (Itaiji) , 总 (Itaiji) , 搃 (Itaiji) • Old form: 總 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #129
Strokes: 14
Radical: 糸
Components: ハ • 厶 • 小 • 幺 • 心 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 忩 • 倊 • 窓 • 捴 • 聡

Related vocabulary

30 common entries

Showing 30 of 377 entries that include this kanji.

総会

そうかい

general meeting

総合

そうごう

synthesis

総裁

そうさい

president (of an organization)

総理

そうり

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)

総数

そうすう

total (number)

房

ふさ

bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.)

総理大臣

そうりだいじん

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)

総論

そうろん

general remarks

惣菜

そうざい

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

総計

そうけい

total

総選挙

そうせんきょ

general election (of the lower house)

総額

そうがく

sum total

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

総人口は年々増えている。

the total population is increasing year by year.

被害の総額は一億円を超えた。

the total amount of damage exceeded one hundred million yen.

この本は日本の歴史を総まとめしたものだ。

this book is a general summary of japanese history.

社員総出で会場を片づけた。

all the employees worked together to clean up the venue.

総理は記者会見で新しい方針を発表した。

the prime minister announced a new policy at the press conference.