What is the Kanji for "In general" and "Approximation"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "In general" and "Approximation", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "In general" and "Approximation" is "概".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Oomu".

Its onyomi reading is "Gai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "木" means "Tree" and "Wood" and can be read as "Boku", "Ki", "Moku", and "Ko". And The kanji "既" means "Already" and "Previously" and can be read as "Ki" and "Sude".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "概" mean in japanese?

"概" means "In general" and "Approximation".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

概念: "Concept". The noun '概念 (がいねん)' means 'concept'. This word refers to an abstract idea or notion that represents something fundamental to understanding a particular subject or situation. It describes a general idea or principle that is not tied to a specific instance, but rather a broader understanding. For example: The concept of justice is important to our society - (正義の概念は我々の社会にとって重要である). She had a clear concept of what she wanted to achieve - (彼女には達成したいことの明確な概念があった).

大概: "Generally" or "Mostly". The Japanese adverb '大概 (たいがい)' means 'generally' or 'mostly'. It is used to express that something is usually, typically, or for the most part the case. It can be used to describe a broad trend or a common situation. For example: It's generally warm in the summer - (夏は大概暑いです). I mostly enjoy going to the park - (大概公園に行くのが好きです).

概要: "Overview". The Japanese noun '概要 (がいよう)' means 'overview'. It refers to a brief summary or general outline of a topic, situation, or plan. It provides the main points or key information without going into excessive detail. For example: The presentation gave a good overview of the company's plans - (プレゼンテーションではその会社の計画の概要がよくわかった). The manager gave an overview of the project - (マネージャーはプロジェクトの概要を説明した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "む" is read as "mu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.