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統

overall
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingす.べる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. overallRtK
  2. relationship
  3. ruling
  4. governing
  1. unity
  2. consolidation
  3. uniformity
  4. unification
  5. compatible

Popular Usage

系統

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · allot · infant · toddler · top hat (亠) · elbow · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1447

Compound words

系統けいとう
system; lineage; ancestry; family line; group (e.g. of colors) (colours)
正統せいとう
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
総統そうとう
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
伝統でんとう
tradition; convention
統一とういつ
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
統括とうかつ
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
統計とうけい
statistics
統合とうごう
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation
統治とうち
rule; reign; government; governing
統帥とうすい
supreme command; high command
統制とうせい
regulation; control
大統領だいとうりょう
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy; mate
伝統的でんとうてき
traditional; customary; conventional
統一感とういつかん
sense of unity; sense of oneness
伝統文化でんとうぶんか
traditional culture
一統いっとう
lineage
王統おうとう
royal line
血統けっとう
lineage
統轄とうかつ
unification
統馭とうぎょ
control
系統樹けいとうじゅ
phylogenetic tree
系統的けいとうてき
systematic
統帥権とうすいけん
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
運転系統うんてんけいとう
(bus) route

Additional Examples

彼は必ず大統領の椅子につく人物だ。
He is a natural to win the Presidency.tatoeba
彼は遅かれ早かれ、必ずや大統領になる男だ。
He is sure to become the President sooner or later.tatoeba
彼は大統領選挙に出馬しないことに決めた。
He chose not to run for the presidential election.tatoeba
彼は大統領選挙で懸命に戦った。
He made a hard run of the presidency.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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