How to say "entire" in Japanese

• 全部ぜんぶJLPT N5approx.Common
  no-adjective, adverbThe everyday word for 'entire' meaning 'all of it, the whole thing': use it when you mean every part or the whole amount, as in eating up or finishing everything.
  かばん全部ぜんぶに荷札にふだをつけなさい。↗

  Attach labels to all the bags.
• 全ぜんJLPT N3approx.Common
  prefixWorks chiefly as a prefix meaning 'all-' or 'entire-', marking the whole extent of something, rather than standing alone as an ordinary word for 'the entire thing'.
  全ぜん新聞しんぶんがその事件じけんを大おおきく取り上とりあげた。↗

  All the papers featured the case.
• 全面ぜんめんCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers 'entire' for a whole surface or face, and by extension every aspect of a matter — 'entire' in the sense of full-scale or across the board rather than 'all of it'.
• 渾然こんぜんCommon
  taru-adjective, adverb (with と)Seldom the word you want for plain 'entire': it describes things blended into one seamless, harmonious whole — 'entire' in the sense of unified and well-rounded, not 'all of it'.
• 総そうJLPT N1approx.Common
  prefixChiefly a compound element meaning 'whole', 'total' or 'gross'; it suits 'entire' in the sense of an overall total or aggregate rather than the everyday 'all of it'.
  総そう入れ歯いればにする必要ひつようがあります。↗

  You have to have a full denture.

For 'all of it' use 全部; 全 and 総 work mainly as prefix-like elements meaning 'all-' or 'total-'; 全面 covers whole surfaces or every aspect; 渾然 describes a harmonious, well-blended whole rather than plain 'entire'.

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

• 全部ぜんぶall
• 全ぜんall
• 全面ぜんめんwhole surface
• 渾然こんぜんwhole
• 総そうwhole
• ホールwhole
• 総ぐるみそうぐるみwhole (family, company, village, etc.)
• 満幅まんぷくfull
• 全いまったいcomplete