# 全 — whole; all

全 means “whole; all”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ゼン (zen). Kun'yomi: まった(く) (mattaku), すべ(て) (subete). You'll see it in words such as 全く (mattaku, “really; truly”).

- Meaning: whole; all
- On'yomi: ゼン (zen)
- Kun'yomi: まった(く) (mattaku), すべ(て) (subete)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 全

A person (人) over the king (王): everyone counted, the whole realm.

Parts: 人 person; roof · 王 king

## Words with 全

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 全く | まったく (mattaku) | really; truly |

## Don't confuse it with

[介](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mediate/) · [金](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/gold/) · [珍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rare/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[全](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/whole/) · [最](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/most/) · [約](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/promise/) · [総](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/overall/) · [加](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/add/) · [数](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/number/) · [第](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ordinal-number/) · [増](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/increase/) · [各](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/each/)

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