Japanese symbol for “summation”
総和
そうわ
Romaji: souwa
sum total
In Japanese, summation is 総和, read そうわ (souwa).
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Meanings
- n sum total
- n summation (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “summation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小括 | しょうかつ shoukatsu | summary (e.g. in a thesis); summation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 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 |
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “summation”.
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.