# 概 — broad outline; roughly

概 means “broad outline; roughly”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ガイ (gai). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 概して (gaishite, “generally; as a rule”).

- Meaning: broad outline; roughly
- On'yomi: ガイ (gai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 2

## How to remember 概

Parts: 木 tree · 既 already

## Words with 概

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 概して | がいして (gaishite) | generally; as a rule |

## Don't confuse it with

[慨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deplore/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 2” set

[析](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/analyse/) · [顧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-back/) · [哲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/philosophy/) · [妥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/compromise/) · [旨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gist/) · [憶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/recollect/) · [概](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-outline/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-outline/. Last updated 2026-11-01.