通算|つうさんtsuusan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 最初さいしょから最後さいごまでまとめて数かぞえること。
  2. 最初さいしょから最後さいごまでまとめて数かぞえる。
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