Kanji
Readingそう
Frequency95%
Used in (294 in total)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
(college) president; secretary-general
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
governor-general; governor; viceroy
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
general mobilization; general mobilisation
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
all members; whole army
appearing all together
inspector general; commissioner
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
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
general term; generic name
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
aggregate amount
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
general meeting
government-general
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
all-out war; total war
sum total; total amount
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
total energy; all efforts
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
one's whole body
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
representative
(command) headquarters
rout; collapse
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
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
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
standing in a group; standing up in unison
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
winner-takes-all (system)
chief of the general staff
general affairs section
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)
general meeting of stockholders
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
overall finish; mop-up
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
being in general control of
secretary-general; director
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
being disliked by everyone
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
highlights; summary; compilation
total amount of damage
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
delicatessen; deli
head family; main branch of a school or religion
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
head office; general office
executive chef; head chef
presidential election
prosecutor general; attorney general
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
election campaign office
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
general inspection; complete overhaul
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
full retreat; general retreat
Prime Minister's official residence
guide; general survey; conspectus; comprehensive bibliography
(full) lining
snap election; snap general election
shrine enshrining several gods
observing a performance in a large group
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
deputy (vice) prime minister
general-interest magazine
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
complete budget
full score
total sales; total proceeds
General Affairs Bureau
individual combined (gymnastics)
hypermarket; large store that contains many different products
total amount
secretary-general; general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of North Korea and China)
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
aggregate amount of indebtedness
central head office; home head office; flagship store
Prime Minister's office; PMO
culture; arts and sciences
president of the party; party leader
control; superintendence
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
full two-story house
complex; centre; center
parishioner representative
integrated science (i.e. collaboration of various sciences and arts); (a) synthetic science
stroke-count of a kanji
total income; gross earnings
review article; general remarks
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
general building; multi-purpose building
floor leader; party whip
en masse resignation of the cabinet
general description; exhaustive listing
all-around; across-the-board
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
Inspectorate General of Military Training (1898-1945)
total number of votes cast
imperial navy order
general provisions; general rules
general-purpose cold medicine
having furigana on all kanji in a document
composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI
annual general meeting; AGM
(clothing) patterned all over
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
(clothing) patterned all over
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
made entirely of paulownia wood
total expenditures
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
tax on aggregate income
total volume control; regulations on total allowable volumes of pollutants
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
savings account; deposit account
special issue of a magazine devoted to a particular topic
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
prime minister and party president
national citizen identification number system
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
General Affairs Agency
in full sail; decked out in full sail
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
combined market; comprehensive market
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
eventing (equestrian event)
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
racemous inflorescence; raceme
general overview; general survey
the stroke-count of a kanji
(Edo period) streetwalker
hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation
obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables
general electric devices manufacturing company; general electrical manufacturer
generalist; renaissance man; multi-talented person; synthesist
general contractor; main contractor
gross national expenditure; GNE
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
team combined (gymnastics)
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
integrated services digital network; ISDN
governor of a central bank
Integrated Services Digital Network; ISDN
general sub-prefectural office (Hokkaido)
overall balance of payments
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
comprehensive bonded area; general bonded area
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family
overall efficiency; combined efficiency; lamp and auxiliary efficacy (industry specific)
Director General of Prime Minister's Office
Total Cost of Ownership
general bonded zone (esp. in trade with China)
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
total cell count
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
judge advocate general; JAG
general interpellation (in the Diet)
general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general
across-the-board (policy)
total number of discarded cells
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
involucre; involucrum
racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)
gross pay; total amount paid
Department of Defense (Defence)
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
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