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総攬 (そうらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
control ; superintendence
Formal, somewhat literary term for exercising overall control or supervision over an organization, project, or affairs. Often used in political or administrative contexts.
彼かれ は プロジェクト 全ぜん 体たい を 総そう 攬らん し 、 各かく チーム を 統とう 括かつ し た 。
He exercised overall control of the project and supervised each team.
Similar words 統とう 括かつ 統括 is a more common and general term for supervision or unification, while 総攬 is more formal and implies comprehensive, overarching control.
掌しょう 握あく 掌握 means to grasp or seize control, often with a nuance of taking hold of something, whereas 総攬 emphasizes the breadth of supervision rather than the act of seizing.
Etymology Composed of 総 (overall, general) and 攬 (to grasp, to manage). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is used in formal contexts to mean comprehensive control.
