How to say "all-round" in Japanese

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  • na-adjectiveThe loanword taken straight from 'all-round', and the closest one-for-one equivalent. Use it for the general sense of being capable across many different areas, without any special tilt toward one particular reading.
  • 総合的そうごうてきCommon
    na-adjectiveChiefly 'comprehensive' or 'overall': it describes something that draws many elements together into a whole, such as an overall judgment or evaluation. Its 'all-round' sense is this all-embracing quality, not personal versatility.
    彼かれも大人おとなになって、物事ものごとを総合的そうごうてきな視野しやで見みられるようになった。↗
    As he grew up, he learned to put things in perspective.
  • 万能ばんのうJLPT N1approx.Common
    no-adjectivePrimarily 'all-powerful' or 'almighty'; as 'all-round' it describes a person, such as an athlete, who performs well in any field or event — versatile to the point of seeming able to do anything.
    人間にんげんは神かみほど万能ばんのうではない。↗
    Man is not as almighty as God.

Choose 「オールラウンド」 as the direct loanword for many-sided ability; 総合的 really means 'comprehensive' or 'overall', suiting judgments and approaches rather than people; 万能 stresses being good at everything, typically a versatile athlete.

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