Kanji

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.

総じて そうじて
今年の冬は総じて暖かかったが、二月だけは急に冷え込んだ。

The winter this year was generally warm, but only in February did it suddenly get cold.

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

generally; on the whole; by and large; overall

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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