How to say 'All' in Japanese | 全

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The Japanese word for All is 'Zen', written as 全 in Japanese.'All' in hiragana is ぜん.

word

全

Meaning

All

Reading

ぜん

zen

Kanji

全Whole, All

Explanation

The Japanese prefix '全 (ぜん)' means 'all' or 'entire'. It is commonly used to indicate completeness or entirety when attached to nouns. For example: all members「全員」(ぜんいん), all over the world「全世界」(ぜんせかい), or all day「全日」(ぜんじつ). This prefix is often used in formal or written contexts to emphasize the totality of something. Another example: all power「全力」(ぜんりょく). Note that '全' can also be used in compound words to convey a sense of wholeness or comprehensiveness, such as in '全国 (ぜんこく)' meaning 'nationwide' or 'entire country'.

Part Of Speech

prefix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1123

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 全

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

全

Meaning

Whole, All

Words Related to 全 Through the Kanji 全

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 全 as well.

word

全部

Meaning

All

word

全く

Meaning

Completely

word

全体

Meaning

Whole

word

安全

Meaning

Safe

word

完全

Meaning

Complete

word

全国

Meaning

Nationwide

word

全員

Meaning

Everyone

word

全然

Meaning

Not at all

word

全て

Meaning

All

word

全身

Meaning

Whole body

word

全速力

Meaning

Full speed

word

全面

Meaning

Entirety

word

健全

Meaning

Sound, Healthy

word

保全

Meaning

Preservation, Conservation

word

全力

Meaning

Full power

word

全面的

Meaning

Comprehensive

word

不完全

Meaning

Incomplete

word

全般

Meaning

Overall

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'Zen' means 'All' .

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