全体

See also: 全體

Chinese

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

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
全	体
ぜん Grade: 3	たい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
全體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) ぜんたい [zèńtáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nta̠i]

Noun

全(ぜん)体(たい) • (zentai) 

1. the whole, entire

Derived terms

• 全体的(ぜんたいてき) (zentaiteki)

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) ぜんたい [zéꜜǹtàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nta̠i]

Adverb

全(ぜん)体(たい) • (zentai) 

1. originally, from the beginning

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN