Translation guide
Expresses the complete sum or quantity of something, often in financial, numerical, or abstract contexts.
total amount (money)
total amount (quantity)
The complete sum of money, cost, or countable items.
The most common and neutral word for 'total amount' in financial or numerical contexts.
What is the total amount?
The total comes to 5000 yen.
Often used for total monetary amounts, especially in formal or business contexts.
A more formal or statistical term for grand total.
The entire amount of something non-monetary, like liquid, weight, or abstract quantity.
Expressing the total as an adverb or phrase.
合計 is the most versatile for sums of money or countable items. 総額 is specifically for monetary totals in formal contexts. 総量 is for non-monetary quantities like volume or weight.
Do not directly translate 'total amount' as トータルアマウント; it is not natural Japanese. Use the appropriate term based on context.
総額は100万円を超えています。
The total amount exceeds one million yen.
総計は予想を上回った。
The total amount exceeded expectations.
全量を測定してください。
Please measure the total amount.
合わせて3000円です。
That's 3000 yen in total.