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総 = 糸 + 心 + 公

総 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “general”. It is built from 糸 (thread), 心 (heart) and 公 (public). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1466.

Keyword
general
RTK frame
1466
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.べて, すべ.て, ふさ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
общий
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
総 collect

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 心 heart
  3. 公 public

How to find 総 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “heart” + “public”. 総 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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