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Kanji Detail for 総 - "total, general"

総

  • Meaning

    総 means "total, general." Also associated with to govern.

    1. Total - All together; complete sum.

    2. General - Overall; comprehensive.

    3. Govern - To control; to manage all.

    4. Tassel - A decorative cord with threads.

  • Words using 総

    • 総会 そうかい Listen general meeting
    • 総裁 そうさい Listen president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank)
    • 総選挙 そうせんきょ Listen general election (of the lower house)
    • 総務 そうむ Listen general affairs; general business; manager
    • 総長 そうちょう Listen president (of a university); vice-chancellor; chancellor
    • 総額 そうがく Listen total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
    • 総数 そうすう Listen total (number); count
    • 総会屋 そうかいや Listen extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya

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    • Verified meaning: total, general
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, さとし, さとる, すぶる)
    • Also carries these associations: to govern

    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 総

    Given names 総(さとし)Listen 総(さとる)Listen 総(そう)Listen

    Surnames 総(おさむ)Listen 総(すぶる)Listen 総(そうじ)Listen 総(のぶ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    general; whole; all; full; total

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    collect; overall, altogether

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 總|总

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fusa(ふさ) ふさ

    sube.te(すべ-て) すべ-て

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    total general to govern all connect dominate enforce everyone gather ornament tassel together whole overall aggregate collective comprehensive consolidate complete control entirety full global inclusive manage rule sum universal

Sentences including 総

  • I've had full dentures for two years.

  • I don't want to get a full denture.

  • Do i have to have a full denture?

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