How to say "combined" in Japanese

• 複合ふくごうJLPT N1approx.Common
  suru verb, no-adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers 'combined' in the sense of something made up of several distinct elements or factors that occur or act together, as in combined factors or a combined effect; the parts remain individually identifiable.
• 総合的そうごうてきCommon
  na-adjectiveIts core meaning is 'comprehensive' or 'all-round'; it matches 'combined' only loosely, for an all-embracing approach that takes everything into account, and is seldom the word you want for plain 'combined'.
  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.
• 総合そうごうJLPT N1approx.Common
  prenominal modifierPoints to synthesis — bringing separate things together into an overall whole — and often means 'general' or 'overall' rather than 'combined'; choose it when the emphasis is on a unified whole or overall judgment.
  このプロダクトはインテリジェント総合そうごう情報じょうほうシステムです。↗

  This product is an intelligent integrated information system.
• 合同ごうどうJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjectiveThe word for 'joint': separate parties or groups coming together or acting as one, as in joint meetings, exercises or ceremonies; the natural choice when 'combined' means united or shared between parties.

Choose 複合 for something made up of multiple elements acting together, 合同 for separate parties joining or acting jointly, and 総合 or 総合的 when the idea is synthesis or comprehensiveness rather than combination itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 複合ふくごうcomposite
• 総合的そうごうてきcomprehensive
• 総合そうごうgeneral
• 合同ごうどうcombined