This is the 9548th most frequent Japanese word.
総体
"総体" (sōtai) means "the entirety" or "the whole."
In this sentence, "総体" (sōtai) is used to mean "the entirety" or "overall assemblage" of culture as a conceptual collective.
私たちの文化の総体として考えられる日本の伝統。
Japanese traditions are considered as the totality of our culture.
Here, "総体的" (sōtaiteki) serves to characterize the performance as a whole or general outcome rather than specific parts.
会社の総体的な業績は昨年よりも改善しました。
The overall performance of the company has improved compared to last year.
The term "総体" (sōtai) is used in this sentence to express the concept of society's overarching phenomenological whole.