Kanji

総

総

general, whole, all, full, total

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すべて, すべて, ふさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさ, さ, すぶ, すぶる, のぶ, ふさ, みち

Common Readings

ソウ

Example sentences

総 そう
この 市 は 総 人口 が 約 百万 人 だ 。

The total population of this city is about one million.

総合 そうごう
全員 の 意見 を 総合 して 結論 を 出した 。

I synthesized everyone's opinions and reached a conclusion.

総出 そうで
村人 総出 で 、 古く なった 橋 の 修復 作業 に 取り組んだ 。

The whole village came out to work on the restoration of the old bridge.

稲刈り いねかり
秋 に なる と 、 村 の 人たち が 総出 で 稲刈り を 行う 。

When autumn comes, all the villagers come out to harvest the rice.

総意 そうい
住民 の 総意 を 得る こと が 、 プロジェクト 成功 の 鍵 だ 。

Obtaining the consensus of the residents is the key to the project's success.

推挽 すいばん
会員 の 総意 によって 彼 は 会長 に 推挽された 。

He was recommended for the presidency by the unanimous support of the members.

Example Vocabulary

総

そう

total; all; general

総合

そうごう

synthesis; integration; comprehensive

総員

そういん

総動員

そうどういん

総出

そうで

everyone coming out; all hands; turnout

総勢

そうぜい

総じて

そうじて

総理

そうり

総意

そうい

consensus; collective will

総合的

そうごうてき

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