全般
ぜんぱん · zenpan · JLPT N2 · noun
whole
🌍 全 = whole/all + 般 = kind/sort: all kinds together = general
全 means whole or all, and 般 means kind or sort. Together, 全般 covers every kind, so it means general or overall. It shares 全 with 全部, meaning the whole lot.
全 — enter 入 on top + jade 玉
Originally written as 入 (enter) over 玉 (jade), depicting a complete, unflawed piece of jade kept in storage. From this image of a perfect jade came the meanings 'whole,' 'complete,' and 'entire.' The top component is sometimes written as 人.