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KANJI

総

14 strokes

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	糸 Radical name: いと
Meaning:	General, whole, all, full, total
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	総理大臣(そうりだいじん)	Prime Minister
N1	総(そう)	whole, all, general, gross
N1	総会(そうかい)	general meeting
N1	総合(そうごう)	synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite

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