JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 全: "whole, entire, all"
The kanji 全 means "whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ゼン in on'yomi and まった.く, すべ.て in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まった.くすべ.て
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 75 of 2,501 |
Common words with 全
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 完全perfect; complete
- 全部all; entire; whole; altogether
- 全くreally; truly; entirely; completely · indeed
- 全てeverything; all; the whole · entirely; completely; wholly; all
- 全然(not) at all; (not) in the slightest · wholly; entirely; completely; totally
- 全員all members; all hands; everyone; everybody
- 安全safety; security
- 全体whole; entirety · to begin with; in the first place
- 全身whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) · systemic
- 全力all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
- 全all; whole; entire; complete · complete (set); in total
- 全国the whole country
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