NichiDict

全体

N3
ぜんたい
[zentai]
Illustration for 全体

Meanings

1.NounNo-adjAdverb

whole; entirety

2.Adverb

to begin with; in the first place

3.Adverb

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

Examples

計画の全体像を把握してから動いた。

I grasped the overall picture of the plan.

全体的に見て今回の結果は良好だ。

Overall, the results are good.

社会全体で取り組む必要がある。

Society as a whole needs to work on it.