No. 274 in Japanese
全体
"Whole; entirety; overall."
In a sentence
全体の計画を確認しましょう。
Let's review the overall plan.
Here, '全体' indicates the entirety of the plan being referred to, signifying its comprehensive scope.
全体的に今年は良い年でした。
Overall, this year was a good year.
In this use, '全体的に' derives from '全体' to mean 'overall' or 'generally' when assessing a broader context.
会社全体が新しい方針に従って動いています。
The entire company is operating under the new policy.
This example uses '全体' to denote the entirety of the company, emphasizing that the action applies to all parts as a whole.
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