noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
total calculation; summing up everything
Obsolete term for calculating a total or summing up all items together. In modern Japanese, 合計 or 総計 are used instead.
古文書には「総算して百両也」と記されている。
In the old document, it is written 'total calculation amounts to 100 ryō'.
Standard kanji spelling for this obsolete term.
Variant kanji form; 綜 is a less common character for 'gathering' or 'summing up'.
Compound of 総 (all, total) and 算 (calculation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.