Keyword
general
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1466
Old form
Readings
そう
(95%)
すべ
(3%)
Composed of
thread
public
heart
Used in vocabulary (332 in total)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
general mobilization; general mobilisation
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
appearing all together
all members; whole army
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
total (number); count
all-out attack; general offensive
general term; generic name
governor-general; governor; viceroy
(college) president; secretary-general
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
aggregate amount
sum total; total amount
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
inspector general; commissioner
general meeting
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
all-out war; total war
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
total energy; all efforts
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
rout; collapse
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
one's whole body
general election (of the lower house)
representative
government-general
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
(command) headquarters
supreme command; direction over all
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
winner-takes-all (system)
standing in a group; standing up in unison
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
general meeting of stockholders
whole army; entire army
secretary-general; director
general affairs section
sum total; summation
overall finish; mop-up
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
chief of the general staff
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
being disliked by everyone
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
deputy (vice) prime minister
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
total amount of damage
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
highlights; summary; compilation
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
general remarks
delicatessen; deli
head office; general office
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
presidential election
executive chef; head chef
prosecutor general; attorney general
head family; main branch of a school or religion
general inspection; complete overhaul
being in general control of
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
full retreat; general retreat
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
individual combined (gymnastics)
shrine enshrining several gods
old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; Meiji period women's hairstyle; constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
snap election; snap general election
Prime Minister's official residence
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
guide; general survey; conspectus; comprehensive bibliography
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
observing a performance in a large group
secretary-general; general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of North Korea and China)
general-interest magazine
complete budget
full score
total sales; total proceeds
aggregate amount of indebtedness
election campaign office
hypermarket; large store that contains many different products
floor leader; party whip
General Affairs Bureau
culture; arts and sciences
total amount
control; superintendence
Prime Minister's office; PMO
president of the party; party leader
total number of votes cast
complex; centre; center
parishioner representative
full two-story house
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
total sales; total proceeds
central head office; home head office; flagship store
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
integrated science (i.e. collaboration of various sciences and arts); (a) synthetic science
annual general meeting; AGM
stroke-count of a kanji
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
en masse resignation of the cabinet
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
all-around; across-the-board
(full) lining
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
total income; gross earnings
review article; general remarks
general description; exhaustive listing
general building; multi-purpose building
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
Inspectorate General of Military Training (1898-1945)
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI
general provisions; general rules
imperial navy order
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
having furigana on all kanji in a document
general-purpose cold medicine
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
(clothing) patterned all over
(clothing) patterned all over
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
general sub-prefectural office (Hokkaido)
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
made entirely of paulownia wood
prime minister and party president
total volume control; regulations on total allowable volumes of pollutants
total expenditures
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
tax on aggregate income
in full sail; decked out in full sail
special issue of a magazine devoted to a particular topic
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
savings account; deposit account
prime minister and party president
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
General Affairs Agency
national citizen identification number system
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
racemous inflorescence; raceme
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
general overview; general survey
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
combined market; comprehensive market
eventing (equestrian event)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
being disliked by everyone
being disliked by everyone
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
(Edo period) streetwalker
general overview; general survey
the stroke-count of a kanji
Director General of Prime Minister's Office
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
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 (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general
governor of a central bank
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-ritsuryo 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
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
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
team combined (gymnastics)
gross pay; total amount paid
general contractor; main contractor
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
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.