How to say 'Total' in Japanese | 総額

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The Japanese word for Total is 'Sougaku', written as 総額 in Japanese.'Total' in hiragana is そうがく.

word

総額

Meaning

Total

Reading

そうがく

sougaku

Kanji

総General, Total 額Amount, Forehead

Explanation

The Japanese noun '総額 (そうがく)' means 'total' and refers to the complete sum or aggregate amount of something, often used in financial or quantitative contexts. It is commonly used when discussing budgets, costs, or overall amounts. For example: The total cost is 10,000 yen「総額は1万円です」(そうがくはいちまんえんです). The total amount of the project is high「プロジェクトの総額は高いです」(ぷろじぇくとのそうがくはたかいです). This word is typically used in formal or business settings to emphasize the entirety of a sum.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6402

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 総額

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

総

Meaning

General, Total

kanji

額

Meaning

Amount, Forehead

Words Related to 総額 Through the Kanji 総

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 総 as well.

word

総

Meaning

Total

word

総会

Meaning

Meeting

word

総理

Meaning

Premier

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総務

Meaning

General affairs

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総合

Meaning

Integration

word

総数

Meaning

Total

word

総裁

Meaning

President

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総理大臣

Meaning

Prime Minister

Words Related to 総額 Through the Kanji 額

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 額 as well.

word

額

Meaning

Forehead

word

金額

Meaning

Amount

word

価額

Meaning

Value, Price

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'Sougaku' means 'Total' .

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