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概 means 'approximate'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1411   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 29 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ガイ
Additional readings
Kun    おおむね outline, condition, approximation, generally
Variants
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People caution against generalizing, but to hell with that! The kanji 概 invites us to speak in generalities. Learn to say "in general," "on the whole," and "as a rule." Find out how to make approximations and rough estimates. And get the big picture with terms for all types of overviews, including summaries of film plots, introductory courses, and concluding remarks at lectures.
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⿰  木 tree  既 already  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 概 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 概 is used 54 times, read 2 ways.
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ガイ : 52 words FIND ALL
が い ね ん 1
noun
general idea; concept; notion
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おおむね : 2 words FIND ALL
お お む ね 1
1. in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. gist; point; main idea
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An additional 2 less common words include 概 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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概
ガイ    approximate   
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既
キ   すでに already   
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旡
not, nothing
艮
ラ   リョウ   よい good   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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