全ぜん日本にほん

noun

all of Japan; the whole of Japan

Refers to Japan as a whole, often in somewhat formal, journalistic, or emphatic wording; 日本全国 is the more everyday way to say 'throughout Japan.'

• そのニュースに全ぜん日本にほんが注ちゅう目もくした。

  All of Japan paid attention to the news.

prefix

all-Japan; national; Japan-wide

Prefix-like use in names of competitions, organizations, surveys, and similar nationwide things. The compound after 全日本 determines the exact meaning.

• 彼かれは全ぜん日本にほん選せん手しゅ権けんに出しゅつ場じょうした。

  He competed in the All-Japan Championships.

noun

All-Japan Championships; Japanese national championships

Abbreviation for a national championship event, especially in sports or competitions; the specific sport is understood from context.

• 彼かの女じょは今年ことしの全ぜん日本にほんで優ゆう勝しょうした。

  She won this year's national championships.

noun

Japan national team

Abbreviation for the Japanese national team, mainly in sports contexts; often used in expressions such as 全日本に選ばれる.

• 彼かれは二十歳はたちで全ぜん日本にほんに選えらばれた。

  He was selected for the Japan national team at the age of twenty.