全体
ぜんたい
hepburn zentai
the whole, entirety
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- クラス全体で旅行に行きます。The whole class is going on a trip.
- 計画の全体をもう一度説明します。I will explain the plan as a whole once more.
Collocations
全体でクラス全体全体的に全体の計画全体を見る
Mnemonic
全体 zentai — 全 (whole, complete) + 体 (body, mass). A complete mass with nothing missing — the whole. The counterpart of 部分 (part). 全体的に (on the whole) is a common adverbial phrase. 体 is the shinjitai of 體.
Quick check
Which adverbial phrase means "on the whole"?