総体|そうたいsoutai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounthe whole; all
2. adverbon the whole; generally; all in all; all things considered
3. adverbfrom the start; from the outset; in the first place

• Synonym全体ぜんたいNeutralNeutral word for the whole or entirety, the most widely used of these; 「総体」 is more written and also works as an adverb.
• Synonym全般ぜんぱんWrittenWritten word for the whole or everything, as in 「業務全般」; 「総体」 stresses everything that makes something up.
• Synonym概してがいしてWrittenWritten adverb meaning broadly speaking or as a rule; 「総体」 also works as a noun for the whole.
• SynonymおしなべてWrittenWritten adverb meaning uniformly or on the whole, as in 「押しなべて好評」; 「総体」 leans toward the whole or an overall assessment.
• Synonym総じてそうじてWrittenWritten adverb meaning on the whole, as in 「総じて良い」; 「総体」 also works as a noun for the whole.
• Synonym全体にぜんたいにNeutralNeutral adverb meaning broadly or overall, as in 「全体に暗い」; 「総体」 is more written in register.
• Synonym全般的にぜんぱんてきにWrittenWritten adverb meaning overall or across the board; 「総体」 also serves as a noun.
• Related大方おおかたWrittenWritten word for the majority or the general public; 「総体」 leans toward everything or the whole.
• RelatedたいていNeutralNeutral adverb meaning mostly or usually; 「総体」 leans toward everything or the whole.
• Related一般いっぱんNeutralNeutral word for the general or universal, or for ordinary people, as in 「一般の人」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• Related一通りひととおりNeutralNeutral word meaning roughly once through, or ordinary, as in 「一通り読む」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• RelatedざっとCasualColloquial adverb meaning roughly or approximately, as in 「ざっと見る」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• Related大まかおおまかNeutralNeutral word meaning rough or broad, as in 「大まかな説明」; 「総体」 leans toward everything or the whole.
• Related一般にいっぱんにNeutralNeutral adverb meaning generally or commonly, as in 「一般に言われる」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• RelatedあまねくWrittenWritten adverb meaning widely or universally, as in 「遍く知られる」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• Related広くひろくNeutralNeutral adverb meaning widely, as in 「広く知られる」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• Related原則としてげんそくとしてFormalFormal phrase meaning as a rule or in principle, as in 「原則として禁止」; 「総体」 centers on the whole.
• Antonym個別こべつNeutralNeutral antonym meaning individual or case-by-case; it opposes 「総体」 on whole versus individual.

Use 「総体」 for everything that makes something up or for an overall assessment, as in 「総体として」「総体的に」. For the whole or entirety pick 「全体」; for 'on the whole' pick 「総じて」 or 「概して」; for 'uniformly, across the board' pick 「押しなべて」; 「個別」 is the opposite, individual rather than whole.

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

1. 物事ものごとを構成こうせいする上うえでのすべて。
2. だいたい。全般ぜんぱんに渡わたっての傾向けいこうを示しめす。