Memory phrase for the Kanji: 総


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Meaning

altogether, whole, total, general

Pronunciation


subete

Explanation

Left: thread , right: public (Eight noses form the public.), heart

Mnemonic

A thread wound around the public's hearts ties them altogether.

Radicals

thread
public
noseIs typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.
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Vocabulary

 総て  すべて  everything entirely, all
 総理大臣  そうりだいじん  Prime Minister
 総会  そうかい  general meeting
 総称  そうしょう  general term, generic name
 総合  そうごう  synthesis, coordination, integration, composite


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