全般|ぜんぱんzenpan[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(the) whole
2. noun (suffix)as a whole; in general; at largeafter a noun
   そのことは人間にんげん全般ぜんぱんに言いえる。↗

   That can be said of mankind at large.

• Synonym全体ぜんたいNeutralRefers to the whole or entirety, with emphasis on the parts making it up; 「全般」 stresses covering every aspect of something, as in 「業務全般」.
• Synonym総体そうたいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the whole or overall picture, leaning toward discussion and argument; 「全般」 often serves as a suffix.
• Antonym特定とくていNeutralRefers to something specific or particular, the opposite of 「全般」 with its coverage of all aspects.

Use 「全般」 to cover all aspects of a field, as in 「生活全般」; use 「全体」 for the whole; 「総体」 in written/formal prose; 「特定」 for something specific.

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1. なんらかの事物じぶつのひとわたり全すべて。全体ぜんたい。総体そうたい。一般いっぱん。