Illustration: In a Japanese community sewing room, two friends hold a large patchwork quilt fully open between them. Its many individually patterned squares combine into one enormous whale, visible from nose to tail only when the entire quilt is spread.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

全ぜん体たい

zentai

the whole, entirety

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはその話はなしの全体ぜんたいを知しっている。

    I know the whole of the story.

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  2. 町まち全体ぜんたいが水没すいぼつした。

    The entire town was under water.

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  3. 体からだ全体ぜんたいがだるいです。

    My whole body feels heavy.

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Kanji in 全体

  • 全whole; entireOnゼンKunまったく・すべて
  • 体body; substanceOnタイ・テイKunからだ・かたち

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