Illustration: At a Japanese community vegetable garden, a gardener stands back at the entrance and surveys the whole plot with a satisfied, open-armed gesture. Several beds across the garden contain vigorous leafy vegetables and climbing beans, with only a small damaged patch near one corner.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

全ぜん体たい的てき

zentaiteki

overall, general

Example sentences

  1. 全体的ぜんたいてきには、賛成さんせいよ。

    On the whole, I agree with you.

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  2. 全体的ぜんたいてきには予定通よていどおりです。

    Overall we are on schedule.

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  3. パーティーは全体的ぜんたいてきに成功せいこうであった。

    The party was, on the whole, successful.

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Kanji in 全体的

  • 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
  • 的bull's eye; markOnテキKunまと

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