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Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
Kanji used
general
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (140 in total)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
(college) president; secretary-general
① 組織において、分野を制限することなく総てを理をもって対処・監督すること、またはそれを行なう人、あるいはその役職。② 内閣総理大臣の略称・呼称。③ 中国、韓国などにおける官職名。首相に相当。
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
general mobilization; general mobilisation
all members; whole army
① 全員が出ること。
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
all-out attack; general offensive
① 全体の数。
① 全員の意思。
① 同じ性質を持つものを一総めにする名称。
aggregate amount
① 団体や組織などの構成員の全部が集まって開く会合。
① 機関・政党・公団などの団体の長として全体を取り纏める職務。また、その人。
① 全体の金額。
total energy; all efforts
① だいたい。全般に渡っての傾向を示す。
one's whole body
representative
(command) headquarters
rout; collapse
general election (of the lower house)
supreme command; direction over all
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
whole army; entire army
① 全体を合わせた数。
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
winner-takes-all (system)
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
overall finish; mop-up
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
being disliked by everyone
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
① 領事のうち最上級のもの。
highlights; summary; compilation
① 全体に亘る論。
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
head family; main branch of a school or religion
head office; general office
executive chef; head chef
election campaign office
general inspection; complete overhaul
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
full retreat; general retreat
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
(full) lining
observing a performance in a large group
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
complete budget
full score
total sales; total proceeds
total amount
① 共産党の最高指導者の役職名「書記長」又は「第一書記」の中国語訳由来の漢語。
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
central head office; home head office; flagship store
full two-story house
stroke-count of a kanji
total income; gross earnings
review article; general remarks
total sales; total proceeds
① 一定期間内に国内で産み出された付加価値の総額。生産面からは、一定期間内の国内における、財貨、サービスの生産額から生産活動中に費消された額を控除したものが、該当する。
general description; exhaustive listing
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
① 一定期間内に1国の居住者によって産み出された付加価値の総額。生産面からは、一定期間内の国内における、財貨、サービスの生産額から生産活動中に費消された額を控除して、外国からの要素所得の純受取を加算したものが、該当する。
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
general provisions; general rules
having furigana on all kanji in a document
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
(clothing) patterned all over
(clothing) patterned all over
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
total expenditures
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
thorough bashing; thorough flaming
gross tonnage; aggregate tonnage
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
national citizen identification number system
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
racemous inflorescence; raceme
general overview; general survey
the stroke-count of a kanji
being disliked by everyone
being disliked by everyone
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
general overview; general survey
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
Total Cost of Ownership
total cell count
general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general
total number of discarded cells
gross pay; total amount paid
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
involucre; involucrum
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Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services as measured in monetary value.