general, whole, all, full
Also: total
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- す.べて
- すべ.て
- ふさ
About this kanji
The kanji 総 means 'general' or 'total.' It is often used as a noun and can also appear in various compounds. For example, 総会 (そうかい) means 'general meeting,' where people gather to discuss important matters. Another compound, 総額 (そうがく), refers to the 'total amount' of money, commonly seen in financial contexts. You might also come across 総数 (そうすう), which means 'total number' when counting items or participants. This kanji suggests completeness or a summing up of various elements. A note to remember is that it can relate to gathering or inclusion of all parts in a context.
Example sentences
総合的な学習が大切です。
Comprehensive learning is important.
Meanings across languages
- English
- general, whole, all, full, total
- Tiếng Việt
- tổng, toàn bộ
- 日本語
- 総括, 総合
- 한국어
- 총괄, 전체
- 中文
- 总, 综合
- id
- total
- th
- รวมทั้งหมด
- es
- total
- fr
- total
- de
- gesamt
- pt
- total
Common compounds
- 総会そうかいgeneral meeting
- 総額そうがくtotal amount (of money), total sum, sum total
- 総括そうかつsummarization, summary, generalization
- 総裁そうさいpresident (of an organization), director general, governor (of a central bank)
- 総数そうすうtotal (number), count
- 総長そうちょうpresident (of a university), vice-chancellor, chancellor
- 総務そうむgeneral affairs, general business, manager
- 総理そうりprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier, leading
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