惣
ソウ, いそが.しい, そうじて, ふさ, そ

all

JLPT1 G13 S0 F2211

Originally, 怱# (compression) + 手 hand/action indicator → compress in unifying → *all*; *overall*. Compare 總. The present form, replacing 手 with 牛, was no doubt created under the influence of the unrelated character 物.

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