JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 1

総 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

overall; total

On
ソウsou
Kun
ふさfusa すべてsubete すべるsuberu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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総14 strokes

How to write 総: stroke order

総 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

総 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 総 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 総

The parts 総 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 糸

    thread

    Radical

  • 忩

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 1