Keyword
general
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1466
Old form總
Readings
そう
(95%)
すべ
(3%)
Composed of
thread
public
heart
Used in vocabulary (441 in total)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
general mobilization; full mobilization
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
appearing all together
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
all members; whole army
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
general meeting
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
total (number); count
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
all-out attack; general offensive
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
general term; generic name
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
governor-general; governor; viceroy
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
secretary-general; director
aggregate amount
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
deputy (vice) prime minister
inspector general; commissioner
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
all-out war; total war
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
general meeting of stockholders
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
total energy; all efforts
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
former prime minister
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
general secretary (of a communist party, esp. the leader of China or North Korea)
rout; collapse
one's whole body
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
individual combined (gymnastics)
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
total; sum total; total amount
general affairs section
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
snap election; snap general election
representative
(command) headquarters
supreme command; direction over all
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
prosecutor general; attorney general
Secretary-General of the United Nations
government-general
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
Joint Plenary Meeting of Party Members of Both Houses of the Diet
standing in a group; standing up in unison
head office; general office
overall finish; mop-up
presidential election
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
annual general meeting; AGM
NHK General Television (abbr)
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)
total amount of damage
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon
whole army; entire army
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
shrine enshrining several gods
floor leader; party whip
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI
sum total; summation
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
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)
general comment
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
general inspection; complete overhaul
total construction cost
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; NAIST
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
aggregate amount of indebtedness
being disliked by everyone
assembly of the student body (esp. one led by the student council); regular student meeting
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
hypermarket; large store that contains many different products
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
combined sports park; comprehensive sports park; general athletic park
observing a performance in a large group
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
total number of votes cast
highlights; summary; compilation
general remarks
executive chef; head chef
en masse resignation of the cabinet
snap election; snap general election
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
President (of China; title used 1912-1924)
General Affairs Bureau
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
(multi-faculty) university
shop selling prepared food
integrated science (i.e. collaboration of various sciences and arts); (a) synthetic science
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
election campaign office
head family; main branch of a school or religion
Prime Minister's official residence
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
being in general control of
shop selling prepared food
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
president of the party; party leader
prime minister and party president
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
full retreat; general retreat
eventing (equestrian event)
all-out attack; general offensive
team combined (gymnastics)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
ancient boys' hairstyle with a part down the middle and a loop above each ear; Meiji-period women's hairstyle with hair twisted into a knot on top of the head and held in place with a pin; constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
(displaying the) gross price; showing the price including tax; tax-inclusive pricing
general survey; looking through; looking over; compendium; complete guide; comprehensive guide
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
parishioner representative
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
general-interest magazine
total sales; total proceeds
central head office; home head office; flagship store
national mobilization; total mobilization
total sales; total proceeds
complete budget
Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office
full score
complex; centre; center
all-around; across-the-board
total income; gross earnings
general sub-prefectural office (Hokkaido)
Prime Minister's office; PMO
full two-story house
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs
control; superintendence
Secretary-General of the United Nations
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
total amount
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
stroke-count of a kanji
review article; general remarks
General Affairs Agency
governor of a central bank
total volume control; regulations on total allowable volumes of pollutants
(full) lining
general building; multi-purpose building
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
general description; exhaustive listing
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
Fuji Firepower Review (annual live-fire exercise conducted by the JGSDF); Fuji Firepower Exercise; Fuji Firepower Demonstration
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
whole (family, company, village, etc.); entire; all (citizens, employees, etc.); covering entirely (in cloth, leather, etc.)
Government-General of Korea (supreme Japanese governing body established in 1910 following annexation)
Inspectorate General of Military Training (1898-1945)
general-purpose cold medicine
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
general practitioner; GP
imperial navy order
general provisions; general rules
General Federation of Private Railway Workers Unions of Japan (abbr)
prime minister and party president
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
general meeting of representatives (in incorporated associations)
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
Fusa (former province located in present-day Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
having furigana on all kanji in a document
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
General Assembly of the LDP Members of the House of Representatives
made entirely of paulownia wood
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
(clothing) patterned all over
in full sail; decked out in full sail
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
(clothing) patterned all over
all-out attack; general offensive
Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice
tax on aggregate income
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
tie-dying applied to a whole piece of material
total expenditures
Director General of Prime Minister's Office
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ
gross margin; gross profit margin
savings account; deposit account
national citizen identification number system
Japanese Confederation of Labor (1936-1939); Zensō; Japanese Confederation of Labor (1964-1987); Dōmei
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
faculty of integrated arts and sciences; school of integrated arts and sciences
All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
special issue of a magazine devoted to a particular topic
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
General Conference of Weights and Measures; Conference General des Poides et Mesures
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
gross national happiness (philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan); GNH
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
general overview; general survey
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
racemous inflorescence; raceme
person suspected of multiple wrongdoings
combined market; comprehensive market
the stroke-count of a kanji
gross pay; total amount paid
National Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon
being disliked by everyone
being disliked by everyone
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
whole (family, company, village, etc.); entire; all (citizens, employees, etc.); covering entirely (in cloth, leather, etc.)
single man; bachelor; unmarried man
total protein
streetwalker (Edo period)
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
tie-dying applied to a whole piece of material
gross margin; gross profit margin
green tassel hung above the northeast corner of the ring
Sōbu Line (Chiba-Tokyo railway)
general overview; general survey
Department of Defense (Defence)
overall balance of payments
across-the-board (policy)
general interpellation (in the Diet)
gross national expenditure; GNE
integrated services digital network; ISDN
red tassel hung above the southeast corner of the ring
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
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
involucre; involucrum
involucre; involucrum
racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)
general secretary (of the Workers' Party of Korea or the Communist Party of Vietnam)
total cell count
batch-header document
integrated services digital network; ISDN
Total Cost of Ownership
total number of discarded cells
general electric devices manufacturing company; general electrical manufacturer
overall efficiency; combined efficiency; lamp and auxiliary efficacy (industry specific)
pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
generalist; renaissance man; multi-talented person; synthesist
judge advocate general; JAG
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
general bonded zone (esp. in trade with China)
comprehensive bonded area; general bonded area
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
general contractor; main contractor
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
total area; gross area
all-wheel-drive vehicle; AWD vehicle
shared room (in a hospital)
view that the LDP President and the Prime Minister should be different people
calculating everything together; summing up as a whole
overall ability; comprehensive strength; combined strength; collective strength
His Excellency the Supreme Leader
Japan Classic Literature Research Institute
Manpower Administration
State Environmental Protection Administration; SEPA
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly
SRIC Corporation; Sanwa Research Institute Corporation
Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office
Japan Association of Integrated Science and Education
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (abbr); AIST
Electro-technical Laboratory (abbr); ETL
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (abbr); NILIM
Osaka University of Comprehensive Children Education
Sōhyō (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan; 1950-1989)
Yoshimoto New Star Creation (comedy school established by Yoshimoto Kogyo); Yoshimoto Academy; NSC
Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Examples (38 in total)
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.
What is the total number of students?
We all helped Tom harvest his corn.