総合的|そうごうてきsougouteki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivecomprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall; combined; synthetic (e.g. language)
    彼かれも大人おとなになって、物事ものごとを総合的そうごうてきな視野しやで見みられるようになった。↗
    As he grew up, he learned to put things in perspective.
Conjugation
Plain form総合的(そうごうてき)
Polite (desu)総合的です(そうごうてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)総合的ではない(そうごうてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)総合的ではありません(そうごうてきではありません)
Past (datta)総合的だった(そうごうてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)総合的ではなかった(そうごうてきではなかった)
Te form (de)総合的で(そうごうてきで)
Adverbial (ni)総合的に(そうごうてきに)
Conditional (nara)総合的なら(そうごうてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym全面的ぜんめんてきNeutralMeans covering every side, all-out and thorough, as in 「全面的に支持」; 「総合的」 stresses judging by combining the various aspects.
  • SynonymオールラウンドNeutralA loanword for an all-rounder good at many things, mostly of people, as in 「オールラウンドな選手」.
  • Synonym全般的ぜんぱんてきNeutralRefers to something as a whole or in general terms, as in 「全般的な傾向」; 「総合的」 stresses combining various aspects in making a judgement.
  • Synonym包括的ほうかつてきWrittenIn written/formal prose: takes in everything under one umbrella, as in 「包括的な合意」; 「総合的」 stresses synthesizing the various aspects.
  • Synonym総括的そうかつてきWrittenIn written/formal prose: sums everything up into one overall account, as in 「総括的な報告」; 「総合的」 stresses synthesizing the various aspects.
  • Related幅広いはばひろいNeutralSays a range or scope is wide, as in 「幅広い年齢層」; 「総合的」 stresses bringing the various aspects together.
  • RelatedマクロNeutralA loanword meaning macro, taking a big-picture view, as in 「マクロ経済」; 「総合的」 stresses judging by combining the various aspects.
  • Related広範こうはんWrittenIn written/formal prose: describes a wide-ranging scope, as in 「広範な知識」; 「総合的」 stresses judging by combining the various aspects.
  • Antonym部分的ぶぶんてきNeutralThe opposite of 「総合的」 on the whole-versus-part axis: concerns only a part or a local area, not the whole.
  • Antonym個別的こべつてきNeutralThe opposite of 「総合的」 on the whole-versus-individual axis: concerns things one by one, taken separately.

Use 「総合的」 for weighing and combining various aspects, as in 「総合的に判断する」. Pick 「全面的」 for all-out, every-side coverage, 「全般的」 for the overall picture, and 「包括的」 or 「総括的」 in written/formal prose for all-embracing statements. The opposites are 「部分的」 and 「個別的」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 別々べつべつの物事ものごとを一ひとつにまとめるさま。
  2. さまざまな事情じじょうを加味かみし大所高所たいしょこうしょから判断はんだんするさま。全般的ぜんぱんてき。全体ぜんたいとして。
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