全体|ぜんたいzentai[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, adverbwhole; entirety
   私はその話はなしの全体ぜんたいを知しっている。↗

   I know the whole of the story.
2. adverbto begin with; in the first place
3. adverb... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

• Synonym全般ぜんぱんNeutralCovers every aspect of a field; often a suffix as in 「生活全般」 or the adverb 「全般的に」. 「全体」 points to the whole itself as one unit.
• Synonym総体そうたいWrittenA written word for the whole viewed as a sum; as an adverb it means roughly 'on the whole'. In everyday speech just say 「全体」.
• SynonymすべてNeutralMeans everything, every last one; works as an adverb too, as in 「全て終わった」. It counts each item in, while 「全体」 looks at the whole.
• Synonym全部ぜんぶNeutralEverything with nothing left out; very common in speech, as in 「全部食べた」. 「全体」 stresses seeing things as a single whole.
• Synonym一切いっさいNeutralEverything without exception; before a negative it means not at all, as in 「一切関係ない」. Stronger than 「全部」.
• RelatedみなNeutralMainly all the people present, though it can cover things too, as in 「皆で行く」. 「全体」 treats a group as one unit, as in 「学生全体」.
• Antonym部分ぶぶんNeutralA piece split off from the whole; the direct opposite of 「全体」.
• Antonym一部いちぶNeutralOne part of a whole, as in 「一部の地域」; the opposite of 「全体」.

Use 「全体」 when you see things as one whole. To include every single item, use 「全て」 or 「全部」; for people, 「皆」; for every aspect of a field, 「全般」; for emphatic total negation, 「一切」. 「総体」 is the written counterpart, and 「部分」/「一部」 are the opposites.

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

1. 個々ここの集あつまった物もののうちのすべて。
2. 集団しゅうだんの全員ぜんいん。
3. 体からだのすべて。全身ぜんしん。
4. もともと。元来がんらい。
5. 一体いったい全体ぜんたいの略りゃく。そもそも。いったい。