惣

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12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2211.

Readings

• ソウ (on reading): 惣菜 (そうざい) small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); 惣 (そう) rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
• すべて (kun reading)

Components

• 物
• 心
• 勿 radical not; don't
• 心 radical heart
• 牛 radical cow

Words using 惣

• 惣菜 (そうざい) small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal)
• 惣 (そう) rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
• 惣無事令 (そうぶじれい) 1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan
• 惣領制 (そうりょうせい) sōryō system
• 惣嫁 (そうか) streetwalker (Edo period)

9 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists