“Roughly” or “Overview” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “概”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “概” means “Appearance”, “Look” or “General view” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “概”
Jouyou Kanji “概” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 14 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | がい(gai) |
| かい(kai) | |
| Kun-Yomi | おおむ(ね)(oomu(ne)) |
| Meanings | Outline, Gist, Generally, Roughly |
| State of affairs, Situation | |
| Rod (for scaling volume) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “概”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 概括(がいかつ-ga i ka tsu) | Summary, Generalization |
| 概観(がいかん-ga i ka n) | General view, Outline, Overview, Conspectus, General survey |
| 概況(がいきょう-ga i kyo u) | General condition, General situation, Overview |
| 概見(がいけん-ga i ken) | ① Overview, ② Rough estimate, Guess |
| 概言(がいげん-ga i ge n) | Summary, Summarization, General remarks, Abstract, Epitome |
| 概算(がいさん-ga i sa n) | Approximation, Rough estimate |
| 概数(がいすう-ga i su u) | Round number, Approximate number |
| 概説(がいせつ-ga i se tsu) | Outline, Overview, General remarks, Rough summary |
| 概念(がいねん-ga i ne n) | Concept, General idea, Conception, Notion |
| 概評(がいひょう-ga i hyo u) | General comment, General view |
| 概要(がいよう-ga i yo u) | Outline, Summary, Overview, Synopsis, Abstract, Abridgment |
| 概略(がいりゃく-ga i rya ku) | Resume, Summary, Outline, Epitome |
| 概論(がいろん-ga i ro n) | Outline, General remarks, Outline, Summary |
| 一概(いちがい-i chi ga i) | Overall, In one word, Don’t make detailed distinctions |
| 感慨(かんがい-ka n ga i) | Deep emotion, Strong feelings |
| 気概(きがい-ki ga i) | Strong spirit, Mettle, Backbone, Guts, Fighting spirit |
| 梗概(こうがい-ko u ga i) | Outline, Summary, Abstract |
| 大概(たいがい-ta i ga i) | Generally, In general, Mainly, Usually, Normally, Mostly, Nearly all, Almost all, Outline, Main idea, Probably, Perhap, In all likelihood |
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