Meaning

Primary

All

Alternatives

Entire, Everything

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

This has a little hiragana attached to it but nothing that suggests it's a verb or an adjective. That means you can assume this word has the same meaning as its parent kanji.

Reading

すべて
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You wanted to remember everything about your trip, so you bought every souvenir (すべ) available in the entire shop to ensure you had all the mementos possible.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 全てを見る

    to see all

    全てを行う

    to carry out all

    全てを知る

    to know all

Context Sentences

玉ねぎは全て切りますか?

Should I cut this entire onion?

日本の全てに「さようなら」を言って、アメリカに来たんです。

I came to the United States, saying "goodbye" to everything in Japan.

全ての人は、人から生まれました。

Every person was born from a person.

Kanji Composition