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全体

ぜんたい

whole, total

Mnemonic

The whole body of it rather than the part sitting in front of you. The Zen ぜん monk and the tie たい between them, and eighty per cent of that is done: ぜんたい.

Worth knowing

部分 ぶぶん is a part and 一部 いちぶ is one part of a thing. 全体 is the lot.

Built from

whole, entire
𠆢 roof + 王 king
body
亻 person + 本 root, origin

Words sharing these kanji

(not) at all entirely, truly all, entirely all, everything perfect, complete all members, (the) entire staff the whole body with all of one's strength, at full capacity safety, security body what on earth, what the… body

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