全 is read ぜん (zen), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

全ぜん

Q: What JLPT level is 全?

全 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

Q: How is 全 used in a sentence?

資料を会議の前に全員に配っておいてください。 — Please distribute the materials to everyone before the meeting.

ぜん · zen

JLPT N2 noun

All, whole, entire

all, whole, entire, complete, total, pan-
complete (set), in total

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

資料を会議の前に全員に配っておいてください。

しりょうをかいぎのまえにぜんいんにくばっておいてください。

Please distribute the materials to everyone before the meeting.

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全校生徒で校庭の整備を行った。

ぜんこうせいとでこうていのせいびをおこなった。

All students worked together to prepare the schoolyard.

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家具は全部ネットで買いました。

かぐはぜんぶねっとでかいました。

I bought all the furniture online.

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この写真と、あの写真は全然違う。

このしゃしんと、あのしゃしんはぜんぜんちがう。

This photo is completely different from that one.

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Kanji in this word

全Whole, Entire, All 音ぜん訓まった.く・すべ.て JLPT N3 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

全体ぜんたいwhole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)安全あんぜんsafety, security 全快ぜんかいcomplete recovery of health 全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity 全滅ぜんめつannihilation 全集ぜんしゅうcomplete works

Questions

What does 全 mean?

All, whole, entire. It can also mean: all, whole, entire, complete, total, pan-; complete (set), in total.

How do you pronounce 全?

ぜん (zen). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 全?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

How do I remember 全?

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