すべて・全て・総て・凡て・惣て・渾てsubete[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectiveeverything; all; the whole
    彼女かのじょは子供こどものために全すべてを犠牲ぎせいにした。↗
    She gave up everything for her children.
  2. adverbentirely; completely; wholly; all
    人間にんげんは全すべて平等びょうどうである。↗
    All men are equal.
    あなたの計画けいかくをすべて話はなしてください。↗
    Tell me all about your plan.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym一部始終いちぶしじゅうNeutralThe full course of an event from start to finish, as in 「一部始終を見ていた」; it covers only how events unfold, so it is not a true opposite of 「全て」.
  • Synonym一切いっさいNeutralCovers everything without exception; before a negative it means 'not at all', as in 「一切知らない」. Stronger in tone than 「全て」.
  • Synonym全部ぜんぶNeutralAll of it, nothing left over; the everyday choice in speech, as in 「全部食べた」. Largely interchangeable with 「全て」, which is a bit more written in flavor.
  • SynonymみなNeutralMainly for people, as in 「皆来た」; 「全て」 mostly refers to things and rarely to people directly.
  • Synonym全体ぜんたいNeutralTreats things as one whole, as in 「クラス全体」; 「全て」 focuses on each and every item being included.
  • SynonymすっかりNeutralAn adverb for turning completely into a state, as in 「すっかり忘れた」; it cannot stand as a noun meaning everything.
  • Antonym一部いちぶNeutralA part of the whole, standing opposite 「全て」, which takes in everything.

Use 「全て」 for everything or all. In speech 「全部」 is the everyday choice; pick 「皆」 for people, 「一切」 to stress no exceptions, 「全体」 for the whole as one unit, and 「すっかり」 for a complete change of state. 「一部」 is the opposite; 「一部始終」 is not.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 全部ぜんぶ、みんな、全体ぜんたい、全体像ぜんたいぞう。
  2. 他ほかを圧あっするほど重要じゅうような意味いみを持もつもの。それ単独たんどくであらゆる事情じじょうを説明せつめいするもの。
  3. ことごとく、全部ぜんぶ、みんな、挙あげて。
  4. 総そうじて、大体だいたい。
  5. (下したに打ち消うちけしの語ごを伴ともなって)全然ぜんぜん、まったく。
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