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general
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingす.べて、すべ.て、ふさ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. generalRtK
    総入れ歯にはしたくないのです。I don't want to get a full denture.tatoeba
    総入れ歯にする必要があります。You have to have a full denture.tatoeba
  2. whole
  3. all
  4. full
  5. total
  1. gross
  2. entire
  3. overall

Popular Usage

総理大臣

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · public · eight (八) · elbows · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1466

Compound words

総理大臣そうりだいじん
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
総評そうひょう
general comment
総意そうい
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
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; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
総監そうかん
inspector general; commissioner
総計そうけい
total; sum total; total amount
総裁そうさい
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
総帥そうすい
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
総数そうすう
total (number); count
総勢そうぜい
all members; whole army
総体そうたい
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; all in all
総長そうちょう
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; chancellor; secretary-general; director
総統そうとう
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
総督そうとく
governor-general; governor; viceroy
総務そうむ
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
総理そうり
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
総量そうりょう
aggregate amount
総力そうりょく
total energy; all efforts
総合そうごう
synthesis; combination; integration; putting together; general
総論そうろん
general remarks
総会屋そうかいや
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
総決算そうけっさん
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding

On Reading Examples

総入れ歯にするのですか。そう
Do I have to have a full denture?tatoeba
総入れ歯にして２年がたちます。そう
I've had full dentures for two years.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は総理大臣になりたいという野心を抱いた。
He aspired to the position of Prime Minister.tatoeba
彼は総理のたっての要請を固辞した。
He firmly refused the Premier's earnest request.tatoeba
彼の借金は総計２０００ドルにのぼる。
His debts amount to $2,000.tatoeba
彼には総理大臣になりたいという野心があった。
He had the ambition to be prime minister.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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