統括・統轄|とうかつtoukatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
統括統括 is the more common written form of this word and the form beginners should use; it is written with kanji only.
統轄統轄 is a less common written form than 統括 and is also written with kanji only; beginners should generally choose 統括 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbunification; bringing together; generalization
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontrol; supervision
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 統括する（とうかつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 統括します（とうかつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 統括しない（とうかつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 統括しません（とうかつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 統括せず・統括せぬ（とうかつせず・とうかつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 統括した（とうかつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 統括しました（とうかつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 統括しなかった（とうかつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 統括しませんでした（とうかつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 統括して（とうかつして） |
| Potential | 統括できる（とうかつできる） |
| Passive | 統括される（とうかつされる） |
| Causative | 統括させる（とうかつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 統括させられる（とうかつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 統括すれば（とうかつすれば） |
| tara | 統括したら（とうかつしたら） |
| Volitional | 統括しよう（とうかつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 統括しましょう（とうかつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 統括しろ（とうかつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym司るつかさどるWrittenWritten verb for being in charge of or administering something, as in 「神経を司る」.
- Synonym統制とうせいWrittenBringing parties together under control, or restricting them by policy, as in 「言論統制」; 「統括」 manages departments without that sense of restriction.
- Related管理かんりNeutralThe most general word for management; it does not stress the unifying of several departments that 「統括」 implies.
- Related統合とうごうNeutralIntegration: merging two or more things into one. It is about combining, not about managing or supervising as 「統括」 is.
- Related支配しはいNeutralTo place people or things under one's power and steer them; also means influence, as in 「感情に支配される」. 「統括」 is unified management within an organization.
- Related管轄かんかつNeutralJurisdiction: stresses the area or scope of one's authority, as in 「管轄外」 or 「管轄警察」.
- Related監督かんとくNeutralSupervision: focuses on monitoring how work is carried out; its scope is narrower than 「統括」.
- Related統べるすべるWrittenLiterary verb for ruling or commanding over something; written and archaic. 「統括」 is a modern organizational term for consolidating departments under unified management.
- Related統御とうぎょWrittenWritten word for controlling and commanding; stresses holding overall command with an air of authority. 「統括」 is about unified management of departments.
Use 「統括」 for unifying and overseeing departments or operations, as in 「統括部長」 or 「事業を統括する」. For general management pick 「管理」, for merging into one 「統合」, for jurisdiction 「管轄」, for supervision 「監督」. 「統べる」「統御」「司る」「統制」 are written or formal; 「支配」 covers domination or influence.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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