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How to say 'Comprehensive' in Japanese | 全面的

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The Japanese word for Comprehensive is 'Zenmenteki', written as 全面的 in Japanese.'Comprehensive' in hiragana is ぜんめんてき.

    Meaning

    Comprehensive

    Reading

    ぜんめんてき

    zenmenteki

    Kanji

    Whole, All Face, Surface Target

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '全面的 (ぜんめんてき)' means 'comprehensive' or 'all-encompassing'. It is used to describe something that covers all aspects or is done in a thorough and complete manner. This word is often used in contexts such as support, agreement, or changes that are complete and without reservation. For example: The company gave comprehensive support to the project「会社はそのプロジェクトに全面的な支援をした」(かいしゃはそのプロジェクトにぜんめんてきなしえんをした). He fully agreed with the proposal「彼はその提案に全面的に同意した」(かれはそのていあんにぜんめんてきにどういした). It can also imply a sense of totality or completeness in actions or decisions.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6247

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 全面的

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Whole, All

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Face, Surface

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Target

Words Related to 全面的 Through the Kanji

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 全 as well.

  • word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    全く

    Meaning

    Completely

  • word

    全体

    Meaning

    Whole

  • word

    安全

    Meaning

    Safe

  • word

    完全

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    全国

    Meaning

    Nationwide

  • word

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    全員

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    全然

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    全て

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    全身

    Meaning

    Whole body

  • word

    全速力

    Meaning

    Full speed

  • word

    全面

    Meaning

    Entirety

  • word

    健全

    Meaning

    Sound, Healthy

  • word

    保全

    Meaning

    Preservation, Conservation

  • word

    全力

    Meaning

    Full power

  • word

    不完全

    Meaning

    Incomplete

  • word

    全般

    Meaning

    Overall

Words Related to 全面的 Through the Kanji

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 面 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Face, Surface

  • word

    面白い

    Meaning

    Interesting, Funny

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    正面

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    画面

    Meaning

    Screen

  • word

    場面

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    表面

    Meaning

    Surface

  • word

    側面

    Meaning

    Side, Aspect

  • word

    真面目

    Meaning

    Serious, Earnest

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    面積

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    一面

    Meaning

    Whole area

  • word

    全面

    Meaning

    Entirety

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    対面

    Meaning

    Face to face

  • word

    面する

    Meaning

    Face

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    半面

    Meaning

    Aspect

  • word

    面接

    Meaning

    Interview

  • word

    平面

    Meaning

    Plane

  • word

    洗面

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    洗面器

    Meaning

    Washbasin

  • word

    両面

    Meaning

    Both sides

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    斜面

    Meaning

    Slope

  • word

    面倒

    Meaning

    Trouble, Bother

  • word

    面倒臭い

    Meaning

    Troublesome

Words Related to 全面的 Through the Kanji

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 的 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Like

  • word

    目的

    Meaning

    Purpose, Goal

  • word

    具体的

    Meaning

    Concrete

  • word

    経済的

    Meaning

    Economical

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    合理的

    Meaning

    Rational

  • word

    形式的

    Meaning

    Formal

  • word

    実用的

    Meaning

    Practical

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    国際的

    Meaning

    International

  • word

    公的

    Meaning

    Public, Official

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    衛生的

    Meaning

    Sanitary

  • word

    法的

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    消極的

    Meaning

    Passive

  • word

    積極的

    Meaning

    Proactive

  • word

    私的

    Meaning

    Personal

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    論理的

    Meaning

    Logical

  • word

    知的

    Meaning

    Intellectual

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    男性的

    Meaning

    Masculine

  • word

    性的

    Meaning

    Sexual

  • word

    比較的

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    抽象的

    Meaning

    Abstract

  • word

    歴史的

    Meaning

    Historic

  • word

    的確

    Meaning

    Accurate

  • word

    典型的

    Meaning

    Typical

  • word

    徹底的

    Meaning

    Thorough

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