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Kanji for Whole
The kanji for “whole” is 全, read zen and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
全
whole
Whole and complete.
6 strokes On reading ゼン (zen) Kun reading まったく、すべて (mattaku, subete) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings used for names on Nazuke: zen, masa
In Japan it appears in about 146 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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