通算|つうさんtsuusan[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtotal; sum; aggregate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通算する(つうさんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通算します(つうさんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 通算しない(つうさんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 通算しません(つうさんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 通算せず・通算せぬ(つうさんせず・つうさんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 通算した(つうさんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 通算しました(つうさんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通算しなかった(つうさんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 通算しませんでした(つうさんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 通算して(つうさんして) |
| Potential | 通算できる(つうさんできる) |
| Passive | 通算される(つうさんされる) |
| Causative | 通算させる(つうさんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 通算させられる(つうさんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 通算すれば(つうさんすれば) |
| tara | 通算したら(つうさんしたら) |
| Volitional | 通算しよう(つうさんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 通算しましょう(つうさんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 通算しろ(つうさんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym総計そうけいWrittenWritten/formal prose word for the grand total of everything added up; 「通算」 stresses cumulative counting across periods, as in career records.
- Synonym合計ごうけいNeutralThe everyday, neutral word for adding things up; works for any kind of totaling, while 「通算」 stresses counting cumulatively from start to finish.
- Synonym総和そうわWrittenWritten/formal prose for the sum of everything added together, as in 「力の総和」; also the term used in mathematics.
- SynonymトータルNeutralLoanword for a total, or adjectivally for something overall and comprehensive; common in colloquial speech.
- Synonym累計るいけいWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a cumulative total, as in 「累計発行部数」; very close in meaning to 「通算」.
- Synonym総数そうすうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a total number, stressing the count of items or people, as in 「参加者総数」.
- Synonym合算がっさんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for combining separate figures into one calculation, as in 「収入を合算」; stresses the merging itself.
- Related集計しゅうけいNeutralNeutral word for tallying or aggregating data, as in 「アンケート集計」; stresses the process of compiling rather than the final figure.
- Related総量そうりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a total quantity or volume, stressing sheer amount, as in 「ごみの総量」.
- Related累算るいさんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for adding figures up repeatedly to reach a final sum; uncommon in everyday use.
- Related総高そうだかWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a grand total, leaning toward sums of money; little used.
Use 「通算」 for totals accumulated from start to finish, as in 「通算100勝」 and 「通算成績」. For ordinary adding up choose 「合計」; for a cumulative total to date 「累計」; for tallying data 「集計」; for combining figures 「合算」; in casual speech 「トータル」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


