No. 257 in Japanese
総合
"Integration" or "synthesis."
In a sentence
これは学校の総合的な評価です。
This is the overall evaluation of the school.
In this sentence, '総合的' (sougouteki) is used as an adjective meaning 'comprehensive' or 'overall', describing the 'evaluation'.
その大会では、総合で2位に入賞しました。
In that competition, we placed second overall.
Here, '総合' (sougou) is used as a noun meaning 'overall', referring to the overall position in a competition.
総合的な判断が必要です。
A comprehensive judgment is necessary.
In this context, '総合的' (sougouteki) functions as an adjective meaning 'comprehensive', describing the necessity for a holistic judgment.
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