JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 惣: "all"
The kanji 惣 means "all". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and 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)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
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 | all |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2211 of 2,501 |
Common words with 惣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 惣菜small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
- 惣rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
- 惣菜パンdressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
- 惣社shrine enshrining several gods
- 惣無事令1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan
- 惣領制sōryō system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)
- 惣五郎place : Sougorou
- 惣菜店shop selling prepared food
- 惣嫁streetwalker (Edo period)
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