How to say "all-round" in Japanese
- 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.
- 万能ばんのう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.人間は神ほど万能ではない。↗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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