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惣

惣 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 「総」の異体。
  2. 室町時代にできた、農民が自治する村。惣村

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「揔」の書き誤り。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウ
Kun (native)
  • すべ(て)
Nanori (used in names)
  • おさむ
  • あしむ
  • ふさ
  • そ
  • みち
Other languages
  • 拼音zong3
  • 한글chong
  • Hán-ViệtTổng

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+60E3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱物心

Words using this kanji

  • 惣菜そうざい主食とともに食べる様々な料理。副食。おかず。総菜。small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal), side dish
  • 惣社そうじゃshrine enshrining several gods
  • 惣そう（ソウ）室町時代にできた、農民が自治する村。惣村rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
  • 惣嫁そうかstreetwalker (Edo period)
  • 惣管領そうかんりょう(hist.) governor-general
  • 惣菜屋そうざいや惣菜を作って売る店。 惣菜を売る人； 惣菜の作り手。 惣菜を製造する企業に対する諧謔的表現。shop selling prepared food
  • 惣菜店そうざいてん惣菜を販売する店。shop selling prepared food
  • 惣領制そうりょうせいsōryō system
  • 惣無事令そうぶじれい1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan
  • 惣菜パンそうざいパン「総菜パン」の表記ゆれ。dressed bread, bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.), stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(10 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-8-4
Four Corner
2733.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k8.17
Heisig
2510
Nelson
1708