全体

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See also: 全體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 全體 (“all; entirety; en masse; whole”).
(This term is the simplified form of 全體).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜん
Grade: 3
たい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
全體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation 1

Noun

(ぜん)(たい) (zentai

  1. the whole, entire
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Adverb

(ぜん)(たい) (zentai

  1. originally, from the beginning

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN