Japanese symbol for “comprehensive”
総合
そうごう
Romaji: sougou
synthesis; combination; integration; putting together
In Japanese, comprehensive is 総合, read そうごう (sougou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt synthesis; combination; integration; putting together
- adj-f general; combined; composite; mixed; integrated; comprehensive
- n, vs, vt synthesis; colligation (phil)
Written forms: 総合、綜合. Readings: そうごう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “comprehensive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広範 | こうはん kouhan | wide; extensive; comprehensive |
| 総合的 | そうごうてき sougouteki | comprehensive; composite; all-round |
| トータル | トータル tootaru | comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing |
| 包括的 | ほうかつてき houkatsuteki | comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing |
| 網羅的 | もうらてき mourateki | comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 総理 | そうり souri | prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank) |
| 総会 | そうかい soukai | general meeting |
| 総数 | そうすう sousuu | total (number); count |
| 総務 | そうむ soumu | general affairs; general business; manager |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 合う | あう au | to come together; to merge; to unite |
See also: Chinese symbol for “comprehensive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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