Moto 総: General; Whole; AllKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- す(べて)、すべ(て)、ふさ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 319 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ)
- 総会そうかいgeneral meeting
- 総合そうごうsynthesis; coordination
- 総裁そうさいpresident (of an organization); director general
- 総選挙そうせんきょgeneral election (of the lower house)
- 総務そうむgeneral affairs; general business
- 総理そうりprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
- 総長そうちょう(college) president; secretary-general
- 総額そうがくsum total; total amount
- 総会屋そうかいやextortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings
- 総括そうかつsummarization; summary
- 総数そうすうtotal (number); count
- 総合的そうごうてきcomprehensive; composite
- 国民総生産こくみんそうせいさんgross national product; GNP
- 総理府そうりふPrime Minister's office; PMO
- 総辞職そうじしょくmass resignation
- 総量そうりょうaggregate amount
- 総理大臣そうりだいじんprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
- 総統そうとうsupreme ruler; generalissimo
- 総評そうひょうgeneral comment
- 総務部そうむぶgeneral affairs department (bureau); executive section
- 総領事そうりょうじconsul general
- 総体そうたいall; the whole
- 総督そうとくgovernor-general; governor
- 総勢そうぜいall members; whole army
- 総監そうかんinspector general; commissioner
- 総論そうろんgeneral remarks
- 総本山そうほんざんhead temple of a sect
- 総力そうりょくtotal energy; all efforts
- 総務局そうむきょくGeneral Affairs Bureau
- 総意そういconsensus; collective will
- 総動員そうどういんgeneral mobilization; general mobilisation
- 総当たりそうあたりround robin
- 総帥そうすいcommander-in-chief; leader
- 総決算そうけっさんcomplete financial statement
- 事務総局じむそうきょくsecretariat-general
- 総そうwhole; all
- 総代そうだいrepresentative
- 総出そうでappearing all together
- 総収入そうしゅうにゅうtotal income
- 総合大学そうごうだいがくuniversity
- 総和そうわsum total
- 総員そういんthe entire strength; all hands
- 総崩れそうくずれrout; collapse
- 総指揮そうしきsupreme command; direction over all
- 総攻撃そうこうげきall-out attack; general offensive
- 総目録そうもくろくindex
- 総社そうじゃshrine enshrining several gods
- 総称そうしょうgeneral term; generic name
- 総立ちそうだちstanding in a group; standing up in unison
- 総花そうばなall-around; across-the-board
- 総菜そうざいsmall dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
- 総見そうけんobserving a performance in a large group
- 総覧そうらんguide; general survey
- 総計そうけいtotal; sum
- インド総督インドそうとくViceroy of India
- 一億総中流いちおくそうちゅうりゅうall-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
- 一億総白痴化いちおくそうはくちかtransformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
Other readings
- 一億総懺悔いちおくそうざんげnational confession of Japanese war guilt
- 一門別総当りいちもんべつそうあたりobsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables
- 上総かずさKazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
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