そう
Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
Pitch accent
そ
う
Used in vocabulary (155 in total)
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
all-out attack; general offensive
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
general term; generic name
aggregate amount
supreme commander
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
(full) lining
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
all members; whole army
general mobilization; full mobilization
appearing all together
supreme commander
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
total (number); count
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
general meeting
total energy; all efforts
one's whole body
one's whole body
representative
rout; collapse
(command) headquarters
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
total; sum total; total amount
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)
total population
whole army; entire army
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
supreme command; direction over all
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
sum total; summation
general manager
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
overall finish; mop-up
general comment
total assets
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon
being disliked by everyone
being disliked by everyone
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
consul general
highlights; summary; compilation
general manager
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
main gate
head office; general office
general remarks
common bile duct
mixed martial arts; MMA
head family; main branch of a school or religion
executive chef; head chef
election campaign office
general inspection; complete overhaul
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
full retreat; general retreat
total sales; total proceeds
observing a performance in a large group
aggregate demand
consulate-general
total construction cost
complete budget
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
full score
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
central head office; home head office; flagship store
full two-story house
final settlement
stroke-count of a kanji
total income; gross earnings
gross domestic product; GDP
review article; general remarks
general index
general description; exhaustive listing
common hepatic artery
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
gross national product; GNP
director-general
common carotid artery
general provisions; general rules
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
total cost
having furigana on all kanji in a document
total protein
streetwalker (Edo period)
(clothing) patterned all over
(clothing) patterned all over
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
total expenditures
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
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
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
generally
general strike
national citizen identification number system
the stroke-count of a kanji
general overview; general survey
racemous inflorescence; raceme
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
gross margin; gross profit margin
Sōbu Line (Chiba-Tokyo railway)
return on assets; ROA
involucre; involucrum
general secretary (of the Workers' Party of Korea or the Communist Party of Vietnam)
total cell count
Total Cost of Ownership
total number of discarded cells
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
common femoral artery
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
gross pay; total amount paid
total area; gross area
gross national happiness (philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan); GNH
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
General Federation of Private Railway Workers Unions of Japan (abbr)
All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren
All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon
Japanese Trade Union Confederation; RENGO
Japanese Confederation of Labor (1936-1939); Zensō; Japanese Confederation of Labor (1964-1987); Dōmei
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō
Sōhyō (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan; 1950-1989)
Minamibōsō City
Examples (1 in total)
Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services as measured in monetary value.