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Kotomora

統

overall, relationship, ruling, governing

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 200Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • す.べる

Nanori

  • のり
  • むね

Meaning

統 centers on bringing things together into a unified whole: overseeing, governing, or ruling, and the relationships that connect parts into an overall system.

Most common words using 統

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  • 大統領だいとうりょう
    N4

    president (of a country)

  • 伝統でんとう
    N3

    tradition; convention

  • 統一とういつ
    N2

    unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

  • 統計とうけい
    N2

    statistics

  • 統合とうごう
    N1

    integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

  • 統治とうち
    N1

    rule; reign; government; governing

  • 系統けいとう
    N2

    system

  • 統制とうせい
    N1

    regulation; control

  • 総統そうとう

    supreme ruler; generalissimo

  • 正統せいとう

    legitimate; orthodox; traditional

  • 血統けっとう

    lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

  • 統括とうかつ

    unification; bringing together; generalization

  • 統率とうそつ
    N1

    command; lead; generalship; leadership

  • 統一教会とういつきょうかい

    Unification Church (new religious movement); Family Federation for World Peace and Unification

  • 統べるすべる

    to rule over; to govern; to command; to control

  • 統廃合とうはいごう

    reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build

  • 皇統こうとう

    the imperial line

  • 統帥とうすい

    supreme command; high command

  • 統幕とうばく

    general staff headquarters

  • 一統いっとう

    lineage; line; unification; all (of you)

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Etymology

統 combines 糸 (thread) with 充, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of filling or completing. The thread suggests binding separate strands into one unified whole, giving the sense of governing or bringing together.

Meaning mnemonic

Thread 糸 on the left and 充 (fill) on the right: imagine using thread to tie many things together, filling the space with a single connected system. That is governing or ruling over an overall relationship.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, picture a ruler tying all the threads together while wearing a tall top hat: top hat -> トウ, and the ruler governs the whole.