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全体

zentai

Description

「全体」は、一つの物や集まりの全部をまとめて言う言葉です。

"全体" is a word that refers to the whole of a single thing or group.

「部分」の反対で、ものごと全部を大きく見るときによく使います。

Opposite of "部分", "全体" is often used when looking at the entirety of something broadly.

Meanings

全体zentai

the whole; the entirety of something

このプロジェクト全体を見てみましょう。

Let's take a look at the whole project.

全体zentai

on the whole; generally; as a whole

全体としてうまくいっています。

Overall, it's going well.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    全 (whole) + 体 (body), literally 'the whole body/entity' of something.

  • Nuance

    全体 stresses something viewed as one unified whole, contrasting with 部分 (part).

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