Hanja Analyzer
概

概 — gae

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

This is the Japanese glyph form. The Korean form is 槪.

Korean reading
대개 개
Romanization
gae
English
generally, approximately
Mandarin
gài
Japanese on'yomi
ガイ, カイ, キ, コツ
Japanese kun'yomi
おおむ.ね
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,335 of 2,500
Strokes
13
Variant forms
槪
Radical
木 (75, 9 residual)
Unicode
U+6982

Parts that make up 概

  • 木 나무 목, 나무에 서화를 새길 모 뿌리와 가지를 벌린 나무나무와 나무로 만든 것, 식물
  • 既 이미 기 이미 기(旣)의 일본 신자체이미. ‘기·개’ 계열의 소리

How 概 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 概 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 既.

Japanese words with 概

  • 概念がいねん general idea; concept; notion
  • 概算がいさん approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
  • 概要がいよう outline; summary; overview
  • 気概きがい strong spirit; mettle; backbone
  • 一概にいちがいに unconditionally; as a rule
  • 概況がいきょう outlook; general situation
  • 概してがいして generally; as a rule
  • 概観がいかん general view; outline
  • 既成概念きせいがいねん stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
  • 概論がいろん introduction; outline; general remarks
  • 概略がいりゃく outline; summary; gist
  • 概説がいせつ overview; outline; rough summary

Other hanja read “개”

Other hanja with radical 木

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