How to say "composite" in Japanese

• 複合ふくごうJLPT N1approx.Common
  suru verb, no-adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verbUse this for 'composite' in the sense of something made up of multiple parts or elements combined into one. It also covers the related senses 'combined' and 'complex'.
• 複ふくCommon
  prefixEssentially a combining element with the senses 'compound', 'multiple', and 're-'; it occurs inside compounds rather than standing alone, so it is seldom the word you want for 'composite' in a sentence.
• 総合的そうごうてきCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'composite' in the sense of comprehensive or all-round: an overall judgment, evaluation, or view that takes every factor into account, rather than something physically assembled from parts.
  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 modifierA noun for synthesis or integration; its 'composite' sense is of many elements or fields brought together into a whole, and it often corresponds to 'general' or 'combined'.
  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。↗

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Choose 複合 for things formed by combining distinct elements, 総合的 for comprehensive all-round qualities, 総合 for synthesis or general coverage, and treat 複 as a combining element rather than a standalone word.

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• 複合ふくごうcomposite
• 複ふくcompound
• 総合的そうごうてきcomprehensive
• コンポジットcomposite
• 構成銘柄こうせいめいがらcomposite (e.g. index)
• 合成物ごうせいぶつcompound
• 総合そうごうgeneral