Meaning of 全て(すべて) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 全て, 総て, 総べて, 凡て JLPT 3

Kana Reading すべて

Romaji subete

Parts of speech

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall

Example Sentences

全て, 総て, 総べて, 凡て, すべて used in context

身命(し(する)んめい)をかけて(かける)職務(し(する)ょくむ)を実践(じっせん)し(する)、すべての警察官(けいさつかん)の心(こころ)に火(ひ)をともし(する)てくれまし(する)た。

He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.
リトマス紙(かみ)(リトマスし)(リトマスし)で溶液(ようえき)(ようえき)の液性(えきせい)（酸性(さんせい)、中性(ちゅうせい)、塩基性(えんきせい)）を調べる(しらべる)ときは、リトマス紙(かみ)(リトマスし)(リトマスし)をすべて溶液(ようえき)(ようえき)に浸す(ひたす)のではなく、紙(かみ)の先端(せんたん)の部分(ぶぶん)だけを浸します(ひたす)。

When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don't soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.
神(かみ)(かみ)は創造者(そうぞうしゃ)です。天(てん)も地(ち)も人(じん)も、神(かみ)(かみ)以外(いがい)は全て(すべて)被造物(ひぞうぶつ)です。

God is the creator. Heaven and Earth and people and everything apart from God are created.
すべての(すべて)兵士(へいし)を一騎当千のつわもの(いっきとうせんのつわもの)に育てる(そだてる)カギは訓練(くんれん)を強化(きょうか)することである。

The key to raising every soldier into a great warrior is in strengthening training.
急所(きゅうしょ)を除く(のぞく)すべての(すべて)攻撃(こうげき)を認める(したためる)。

I'm allowing all attacks except on vital organs.
人(じん)が肉体(にくたい)を持ち(もつ)、地上(ちじょう)(ちじょう)に生まれた(うまれる)からといって、地上(ちじょう)(ちじょう)のことを全て(すべて)(すべて)理解(りかい)(りかい)するわけではないのと同様に(どうように)、死んだ(しぬ)からといって霊的(れいてき)世界(せかい)を全て(すべて)(すべて)理解(りかい)(りかい)している(する)わけでもないのです。

Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.

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凡 JLPT 1

mediocre

On: ボン, ハン

Kun: およ.そ, おうよ.そ, すべ.て

3 strokes

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総 JLPT 2

general, whole, all, full, total

On: ソウ

Kun: す.べて, すべ.て, ふさ

14 strokes

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全 JLPT 3

whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

On: ゼン

Kun: まった.く, すべ.て

6 strokes

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