Kanji総
Readingそう
Frequency95%
Used in (388 in total)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
governor-general; governor; viceroy
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
all members; whole army
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
general mobilization; full mobilization
appearing all together
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
inspector general; commissioner
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
total (number); count
all-out attack; general offensive
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
general term; generic name
aggregate amount
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
government-general
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
all-out war; total war
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
total energy; all efforts
general meeting
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
one's whole body
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
representative
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
rout; collapse
(command) headquarters
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
total; sum total; total amount
whole army; entire army
supreme command; direction over all
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
sum total; summation
standing in a group; standing up in unison
President (of China; title used 1912-1924)
chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
assembly of the student body (esp. one led by the student council); regular student meeting
general affairs section
general meeting of stockholders
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
overall finish; mop-up
general comment
secretary-general; director
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
being disliked by everyone
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
being in general control of
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
former prime minister
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
highlights; summary; compilation
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
total amount of damage
head office; general office
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
general remarks
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
shop selling prepared food
head family; main branch of a school or religion
executive chef; head chef
presidential election
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
General Affairs Bureau
all-out attack; general offensive
prosecutor general; attorney general
(multi-faculty) university
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
election campaign office
general inspection; complete overhaul
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
Prime Minister's official residence
full retreat; general retreat
snap election; snap general election
general survey; looking through; looking over; compendium; complete guide; comprehensive guide
(full) lining
national mobilization; total mobilization
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
shrine enshrining several gods
deputy (vice) prime minister
general-interest magazine
observing a performance in a large group
total construction cost
complete budget
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
full score
total sales; total proceeds
Secretary-General of the United Nations
individual combined (gymnastics)
hypermarket; large store that contains many different products
parishioner representative
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
total amount
general secretary (of a communist party, esp. the leader of China or North Korea)
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
aggregate amount of indebtedness
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs
central head office; home head office; flagship store
control; superintendence
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
Prime Minister's office; PMO
full two-story house
president of the party; party leader
complex; centre; center
stroke-count of a kanji
combined sports park; comprehensive sports park; general athletic park
integrated science (i.e. collaboration of various sciences and arts); (a) synthetic science
total income; gross earnings
review article; general remarks
all-around; across-the-board
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
general building; multi-purpose building
floor leader; party whip
en masse resignation of the cabinet
general description; exhaustive listing
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Inspectorate General of Military Training (1898-1945)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; NAIST
total number of votes cast
NHK General Television (abbr)
general practitioner; GP
imperial navy order
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
general provisions; general rules
general-purpose cold medicine
annual general meeting; AGM
Fuji Firepower Review (annual live-fire exercise conducted by the JGSDF); Fuji Firepower Exercise; Fuji Firepower Demonstration
Government-General of Korea (supreme Japanese governing body established in 1910 following annexation)
having furigana on all kanji in a document
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
(clothing) patterned all over
total volume control; regulations on total allowable volumes of pollutants
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
(clothing) patterned all over
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
made entirely of paulownia wood
total expenditures
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
tax on aggregate income
whole (family, company, village, etc.); entire; all (citizens, employees, etc.); covering entirely (in cloth, leather, etc.)
tie-dying applied to a whole piece of material
savings account; deposit account
special issue of a magazine devoted to a particular topic
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
prime minister and party president
national citizen identification number system
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
General Affairs Agency
in full sail; decked out in full sail
the stroke-count of a kanji
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
faculty of integrated arts and sciences; school of integrated arts and sciences
combined market; comprehensive market
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
gross margin; gross profit margin
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
eventing (equestrian event)
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
General Conference of Weights and Measures; Conference General des Poides et Mesures
person suspected of multiple wrongdoings
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
racemous inflorescence; raceme
general overview; general survey
shop selling prepared food
streetwalker (Edo period)
Sōbu Line (Chiba-Tokyo railway)
hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation
obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables
general electric devices manufacturing company; general electrical manufacturer
All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren
overall ability; comprehensive strength; combined strength; collective strength
Osaka University of Comprehensive Children Education
generalist; renaissance man; multi-talented person; synthesist
general contractor; main contractor
Japan Association of Integrated Science and Education
gross national expenditure; GNE
view that the LDP President and the Prime Minister should be different people
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
team combined (gymnastics)
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable
General Federation of Private Railway Workers Unions of Japan (abbr)
Japanese Confederation of Labor (1936-1939); Zensō; Japanese Confederation of Labor (1964-1987); Dōmei
Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
integrated services digital network; ISDN
governor of a central bank
Yoshimoto New Star Creation (comedy school established by Yoshimoto Kogyo); Yoshimoto Academy; NSC
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly
general meeting of representatives (in incorporated associations)
Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office
integrated services digital network; ISDN
general sub-prefectural office (Hokkaido)
Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice
SRIC Corporation; Sanwa Research Institute Corporation
overall balance of payments
comprehensive bonded area; general bonded area
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
overall efficiency; combined efficiency; lamp and auxiliary efficacy (industry specific)
His Excellency the Supreme Leader
National Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
all-wheel-drive vehicle; AWD vehicle
Director General of Prime Minister's Office
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Japan Classic Literature Research Institute
Joint Plenary Meeting of Party Members of Both Houses of the Diet
Total Cost of Ownership
general bonded zone (esp. in trade with China)
total area; gross area
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
total cell count
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (abbr); NILIM
General Assembly of the LDP Members of the House of Representatives
State Environmental Protection Administration; SEPA
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
judge advocate general; JAG
shared room (in a hospital)
gross national happiness (philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan); GNH
general interpellation (in the Diet)
Manpower Administration
general secretary (of the Workers' Party of Korea or the Communist Party of Vietnam)
(displaying the) gross price; showing the price including tax; tax-inclusive pricing
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon
across-the-board (policy)
total number of discarded cells
Electro-technical Laboratory (abbr); ETL
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
involucre; involucrum
racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (abbr); AIST
gross pay; total amount paid
Department of Defense (Defence)
calculating everything together; summing up as a whole
Sōhyō (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan; 1950-1989)
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
batch-header document