Onyomi: ゼン · Kunyomi: すべ.て, まった.く · Meanings: all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
Kanji for all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
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全 is formed from the roof radical 宀 on the top and 王 at the bottom. The roof suggests protection or covering, while 王 adds the sense of completeness or entirety. Together, they express the idea of being fully covered or entirely safe. From this, 全 came to mean whole, complete, or entire.
全 shows something fully covered or safe, meaning whole or complete.
全 is used when something is complete or entirely safe. Remember 全 as representing wholeness, completeness, or entirety.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 全 | ぜん | all, whole, entire, complete, total, pan- | common Prefix |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ | all, entire, whole, altogether | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Adverb (fukushi) |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | (not) at all, (not) in the slightest | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | all members, all hands, everyone, everybody, whole crew | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 全体 | ぜんたい | whole, entirety | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Adverb (fukushi) |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | the whole country | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 全て | すべて | everything, all, the whole | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 全く | まったく | really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | complete works, complete collection, complete series | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |