Japanese symbol for “total”
総数
そうすう
Romaji: sousuu
total (number); count
In Japanese, total is 総数, read そうすう (sousuu).
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 total (number); count
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “total”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通算 | つうさん tsuusan | total; sum; aggregate |
| 全額 | ぜんがく zengaku | total (money); full amount; sum |
| 総計 | そうけい soukei | total; sum total; total amount |
| 計 | けい kei | (in) total; total (of) |
| 全 | ぜん zen | all; whole; entire |
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 |
| 総務 | そうむ soumu | general affairs; general business; manager |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural; multiple |
| 数字 | すうじ suuji | numeral; digit; numeric character |
See also: Chinese symbol for “total”.
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.