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Kanji 全: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 全: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

Key takeaways

Kanji 全: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

全
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Meaning

wholeentireallcompletefulfill

On reading

ゼン

Kun reading

まった.くすべ.て

Radical

入

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 全

whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

Kanji structure breakdown

全

Structure breakdown

人 + 王

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

All the people (人) gathered under the authority of the king (王) represent the 'whole' or 'entirety.' Imagine a kingdom being complete only when the king and all his people are united as one.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ゼン
  • 健全けんぜん

    healthy / sound / wholesome

  • 全快ぜんかい

    complete recovery / full health

  • 全盛ぜんせい

    peak of prosperity / prime time

  • 全滅ぜんめつ

    complete destruction

  • 全集ぜんしゅう

    complete works / collected editions

  • 全身ぜんしん

    whole body / full-length

  • 全般ぜんぱん

    whole / entire / general

  • 完全かんぜん

    complete / perfect / whole

Kun reading

まった.く
  • 全てすべて

    all / everything / entire

  • 全くまったく

    completely / totally / entirely

Commonly used words

  • 健全
    けんぜん

    healthy / sound / wholesome

  • 全快
    ぜんかい

    complete recovery / full health

  • 全盛
    ぜんせい

    peak of prosperity / prime time

  • 全滅
    ぜんめつ

    complete destruction

  • 全集
    ぜんしゅう

    complete works / collected editions

  • 全身
    ぜんしん

    whole body / full-length

  • 全て
    すべて

    all / everything / entire

  • 全く
    まったく

    completely / totally / entirely

Example sentences

Example 1

家族の関係はとても健全です。

Translation

The family relationships are very healthy.

Example 2

健全な生活習慣を心がけましょう。

Translation

Let's aim for healthy lifestyle habits.

Example 3

病気が全快してうれしいです。

Translation

I'm happy to have fully recovered from my illness.

Example 4

彼は全快して仕事に復帰した。

Translation

He fully recovered and returned to work.

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