全 all

(peaked roof) + 王 (king)

★★★★★

6 strokes

Onyomi

ZEN

Mnemonic

All kings do ZEN meditation under a peaked temple roof.

Kunyomi

すべ＊て	Entirely, all of it. This is one of the most common Japanese words, but hey -- it's usually written in hiragana, so I'm not sure you need to learn this? KANA ★★★☆☆
まった＊く	absolutely / completeley (I absolutely don't know this man, officer! He's completely crazy) ★★★★☆

Jukugo

全部(ぜんぶ)	all of it ★★★★★ 全 (all) + 部 (section) = 全部 (all of it)
全然(ぜんぜん)	absolutely! ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 全 (all) + 然 (nature) = 全然 (absolutely! ) absolutely! (usually used to emphasize the word after it. But sometimes, the word being emphasized is omitted because it's so obvious (to Japanese)) If you hear someone say 'Zenzen!' with no word after it, it might mean 'zenzen daijoubu,' ('Absolutely no problemo.') . . . OR it might mean 'zen zen dame!' ('No effing way, guy!')
全員(ぜんいん)	all members ★★★★☆ 全 (all) + 員 (clerk) = 全員 (all members) all the members of the group
全国(ぜんこく)	nationwide ★★☆☆☆ 全 (all) + 国 (country) = 全国 (nationwide) nationwide,national (as in a national contest)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
全	all	KINGS	王
余	excess	SHOW	示

We can't all be KINGS, becaus that would SHOW an excess of monarchs.

Synonyms

finish
済ませる完成完了終了　結末終わり完全

perfect
完璧完全