そう
Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
Kanji used
general
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (140 in total)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
(college) president; secretary-general
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
general mobilization; general mobilisation
all members; whole army
appearing all together
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
all-out attack; general offensive
total (number); count
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
general term; generic name
aggregate amount
general meeting
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
sum total; total amount
total energy; all efforts
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
one's whole body
representative
(command) headquarters
rout; collapse
general election (of the lower house)
supreme command; direction over all
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
whole army; entire army
sum total; summation
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
winner-takes-all (system)
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)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
overall finish; mop-up
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
being disliked by everyone
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
highlights; summary; compilation
general remarks
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
head family; main branch of a school or religion
head office; general office
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
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
(full) lining
observing a performance in a large group
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
complete budget
full score
total sales; total proceeds
total amount
secretary-general; general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of North Korea and China)
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
central head office; home head office; flagship store
full two-story house
stroke-count of a kanji
total income; gross earnings
review article; general remarks
total sales; total proceeds
general description; exhaustive listing
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
general provisions; general rules
having furigana on all kanji in a document
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
(clothing) patterned all over
(clothing) patterned all over
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
total expenditures
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
national citizen identification number system
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
racemous inflorescence; raceme
general overview; general survey
the stroke-count of a kanji
being disliked by everyone
being disliked by everyone
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
general overview; general survey
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
Total Cost of Ownership
total cell count
general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general
total number of discarded cells
gross pay; total amount paid
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
involucre; involucrum
Examples (1 in total)
Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services as measured in monetary value.