Meaning of 全体 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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全体JLPT 3
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Kana Readingぜんたい
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Romajizentai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
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Example Sentences
全体, ぜんたい used in context
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死亡事例が19件と全体の20％を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
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城からそのふもとをゆるやかに湾曲して流れる川全体が見えました。
From the castle we could see the whole curve of the river around its base.
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The tornado destroyed the whole village.
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離れることで全体が見渡せるようになり、今度はそれで、ある程度のパターン認識ができるようになるのである。
Detachment provides perspective, which in turn permits a certain amount of pattern recognition.
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The walls supported the entire weight of the roof.
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One rotten apple spoils the barrel.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
On: タイ, テイ
Kun: からだ, かたち
7 strokes
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