One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 全 - "all, complete, whole"

全

  • Meaning

    全 means "all, complete, whole."

    1. All - The whole; entire.

    2. Complete - Perfect; without flaw.

    3. Whole - Undivided; full.

  • Words using 全

    • 全体 ぜんたい Listen whole; entirety; to begin with
    • 全国 ぜんこく Listen the whole country
    • 安全 あんぜん Listen safety; security
    • 全員 ぜんいん Listen all members; all hands; everyone
    • 全日 ぜんじつ Listen all days
    • 全面 ぜんめん Listen whole surface; entire
    • 安全保障 あんぜんほしょう Listen (guarantee of) security
    • 保全 ほぜん Listen preservation; conservation; maintenance

  • Four-character idioms with 全

    • 全身全霊 ぜんしんぜんれい Listen complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
    • 全力投球 ぜんりょくとうきゅう Listen using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out
    • 全知全能 ぜんちぜんのう Listen omniscience and omnipotence
    • 六法全書 ろっぽうぜんしょ Listen compendium of laws; statute books
    • 完全無欠 かんぜんむけつ Listen flawless; absolute perfection
    • 完全燃焼 かんぜんねんしょう Listen complete combustion; perfect combustion; giving one's all

  • Tattoo check: 全

    • Verified meaning: all, complete, whole
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, じゃん, じょん, せ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 全

    Given names 全(あきら)Listen 全(たもつ)Listen 全(まさ)Listen

    Surnames 全(じゃん)Listen 全(じょん)Listen 全(せ)Listen 全(ぜん)Listen 全(ぜんじ)Listen 全(ちえん)Listen 全(ちょん)Listen 全(ちよん)Listen 全(まったく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    maintain, keep whole or intact

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Quan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    whole, entire, complete; to preserve

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Complete; whole. Such as 十全, meaning complete without any deficiency. | A comprehensive term. Such as 全國 (whole country), 全省 (whole province). | To preserve; to keep whole. Such as 句全性命 (preserve one's life), 全活甚多 (saved many lives).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zen(ゼン) ゼン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    matta.ku(まった-く) まった-く

    sube.te(すべ-て) すべ-て

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    入 (iru・nyu・irigashira・iriyane)

  • Related Keywords

    all complete whole accomplish achieve entire absolute comprehensive conclude end exhaustive filled finish full inclusive intact integral perfect plenary thorough total

Sentences including 全

  • I am very pleased with my new house.

  • I didn't study at all yesterday.

  • She can hardly walk , let alone run.

  • How did all this come about?

  • I like none of them.

  • It took her all afternoon to finish the work.

  • In fact i don't know anything about it.

  • My older brother did all the preparation for us.

  • It was quite right of her to do that.

  • I can't make any sense of this letter.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 入 (iru・nyu・irigashira・iriyane)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link