The kanji 統: meaning, readings and stroke order

統

Meaning: unite, rule
On reading: トウ tou
Kun reading: す（べる） suberu
Strokes: 12
Radical: 糸 silk
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thống nhất, cai quản (thống)
Japanese: ひとつにまとめる。おさめる。
Korean: 하나로 묶다, 다스리다 (통)
Chinese: 统一、统治 (统)

Readings, words and example sentences

トウ tou · on reading

統とう一いつ
unifying, bringing together
話し合って意見を 統とう一いつします。
We talk it over and agree on one opinion.

す（べる） suberu · kun reading · less common

統すべる
to rule, to govern
国を 統すべる 王の話です。
It's a story about a king who rules a country.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.