総 Kanji – general
The Japanese kanji 総 can mean general, whole, all, full, total.
Meaning and Readings
How is 総 read?
総 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi readings すべて, すべて, ふさ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, subete, fusa.
Common Japanese Words Using 総
These common Japanese words contain 総. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 国民総生産（こくみんそうせいさん） — gross national product, GNP
- 総（そう） — whole, total, gross, entire, overall, general (election, manager, etc.)
- 総意（そうい） — consensus, collective will, collective opinion
- 総会（そうかい） — general meeting
- 総会屋（そうかいや） — extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings, sokaiya
- 総額（そうがく） — total amount (of money), total sum, sum total
- 総括（そうかつ） — summarization, summary, generalization
- 総監（そうかん） — inspector general, commissioner
- 総計（そうけい） — total, sum total, total amount
- 総決算（そうけっさん） — complete financial statement
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