漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
概: outline, condition
Also: approximation, generally
JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
木 carries the meaning · 既 gives the sound
14 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ガイgai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 概論がいろんintro, outline, general remarks
- 概念がいねんgeneral idea, concept, notion
- 概略がいりゃくoutline, summary, gist
- 概況がいきょうoutlook, general situation
- 概要がいようoutline, summary
- 一概にいちがいにunconditionally, as a rule
- 概算するがいさんするapproximate, estimate
Also read おおむね, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side概 outline · 木
vs慨 rue · 忄In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 槪 · gài
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 概. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 槪.
- Simplified
- 概 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 槪 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin gài most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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